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DePaul vs. Western Illinois: How to watch, stream, odds and more

DePaul men’s basketball finally begins their season against Western Illinois.

By Vijay Vemu

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After numerous cancellations, pauses in basketball activities, and rescheduling of games, the DePaul Blue Demons are finally set to begin their regular season. They were supposed to tip off last month, and are now the final Big East team to have not played so far. They are now scheduled to play three games within the next seven days with the first matchup coming against an in-state school.

DePaul will be playing against the Western Illinois Leathernecks, who are 2-4 on the season. After start on a three-game losing streak, they have picked it up by winning two of their last three. In their most recent win, which came against Tennessee-Martin, WIU got 18 points from Will Caries along with Justin Brookens scoring 15. WIU is currently fourth in the Summit League and is a game behind third place Oral Roberts in the win column. After this game, the Leathernecks will play back to back games against North Dakota State.

Meanwhile for DePaul has games against Providence and UConn coming up during the holiday period.

How to watch, listen, and stream

Game Time: 9 PM ET

TV: Fox Sports 1

Radio: WIND 560 AM (DePaul) | Mixlr (WIU)

Stream: Fox Sports Go (where streaming is available)

Gamblin’ Odds

Odds: DePaul is a 16.5 point favorite in this game (via The Action Network) although in some places you can find them at -17.

Record ATS: DePaul (0-0) | WIU (3-1-1)

O/U: The total is set at 147.

Last Time They Met

Despite being in located in the same state, these two programs have not met often. Tonight will only be the third ever matchup between them. The last time they played was all the way in 1989 and it ended with a 72-69 DePaul loss.

By The Numbers

Western Illinois rank 338th overall in KenPom’s rankings with an adjusted offensive efficiency rating of 92.8 (317th) and an adjusted defensive efficiency rating of 109 (337th).

DePaul are set at 85th overall in the rankings. They have an adjusted offensive efficiency rating of 105.3 (90th) and a defensive efficiency of 95.7 (83rd).

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