Adding DePaul 1H +10
With a total of 62 I think this is too many points to start this game off. DP is 1-7 in conference so far and they've got reason to be frustrated. Their conference run started with getting their butts kicked twice to bring them down to reality after a hot non-conf start to the year. Since those first two losses, here is the First Half scores and the end result, final score differences. Reverse chronological order:
@ Creighton +9 pt lead, -13 pt loss
v Xavier +2, -1L
vs Seton +17, +4 W
@ Marq -1, -9 L
vs Nova +5, -15 L
@ Johns -4, -5 L
Haven't been down by more than 4 in this stretch. It is possible Nova remembers the first game, and they HAVE been down at half their L2. But DePaul isn't the complete trash like their conf record suggests and it looks like they should keep this competitive enough.