DePauw's six-game series streak carries into another lopsided pick

DePauw has won six straight in this North Coast Athletic Conference series, and Ohio Wesleyan has not beaten the Tigers since March 2021, a stretch that includes eight wins in the last ten meetings overall. Versus projects that history to hold this weekend, with DePauw favored 37-20 and given an 83 percent chance to win the non-conference measuring stick this pairing has become inside a league game.

The numbers back the trend. DePauw sits 35th in D3 with an A- overall grade, an A offense and an A- defense, even after sliding 18 spots in the Versus D3 rankings this season. The Tigers have not finished a season below .500 since 2018 and have lost just five of their last 37 games. Ohio Wesleyan, ranked 122nd in D3 at 1-1, carries a B+ offensive grade but comes off a game in which it managed only 7 points against John Carroll, its lowest output since October 2024.

Ohio Wesleyan's defensive rank of 99 and offensive rank of 72 put it well behind DePauw's 42nd-ranked defense and 32nd-ranked offense in D3. With a 17-point projected margin, Versus sees little in the recent form or the head-to-head record to suggest the Battling Bishops break their drought against the Tigers this time.