Arizona State Sun Devils vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 12/14/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: FS1

The Arizona State Sun Devils (4-6) are en route to CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday where they will meet the Creighton Bluejays (8-2).

The Arizona State Sun Devils faced Grand Canyon and earned the victory with a final of 67-62 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 17 while Grand Canyon totaled 19 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Grand Canyon finished the contest at 61.5% from the free throw line by making 8 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Grand Canyon pulled down 49 rebounds (19 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Grand Canyon totaled 10 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Arizona State allowed their opponent to shoot 31.5% from the field on 23 of 73 shooting. They also recorded 6 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Sun Devils buried 26 of 28 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Arizona State walked away from the game with a 31.1% field goal percentage (19 of 61) and made 3 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Kimani Lawrence is a player who played a role for the game. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also pulled down 14 boards. He was able to score 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Arizona State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-6 this season. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arizona State is pulling down 36.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 124 dimes this season, which is 217th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Sun Devils are connecting on 29.4% on shots from downtown (69 of 235) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 64.7 points per contest (306th in college hoops) while shooting 39.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sun Devils are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from distance while they are 175th in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.8). The Sun Devils defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.3% (241 of 598) and they relinquish 39.6 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 237th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 130 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays got the win with a final of 83-71 when they played BYU. The Bluejays collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. BYU committed 19 fouls in this game which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Creighton made 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays finished shooting 27 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.0%. The Bluejays allowed BYU to make 27 out of their 69 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1% in the game. They finished 52.2% from distance by connecting on 12 out of 23 and finished the game at 5 of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Creighton permitted BYU to pull down 37 overall (13 offensive).

Ryan Hawkins ended up being a major contributor for the Bluejays in this game. He recorded 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 8-2 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bluejays are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 20th in college basketball. Creighton has totaled 734 points on the year (73.4 per contest) and they snag 38.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per game (136th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. The Bluejays are responsible for committing 13.4 fouls per game and they connect on 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 129th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.1. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.5% from the field (63rd in D-1). The Creighton defense concedes 35.5% on three-point shots (81 of 228) and opponents are converting on 73.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.9 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 149th and 142nd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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