Connecticut Huskies vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Connecticut Huskies vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: FS1

The Creighton Bluejays (19-9) host the Connecticut Huskies (21-7) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Wednesday.

The Connecticut Huskies played Georgetown and notched a win by a score of 86-77 in their last contest. Connecticut walked away from the game with a 56.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 53) and buried 11 of their 20 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 15 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 assists for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to defending, Connecticut allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the field on 23 out of 52 shooting. Georgetown distributed 6 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Georgetown pulled down 23 rebounds (10 offensive, 13 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgetown finished shooting 77.1% at the free throw line by making 27 of 35 tries. They also made 4 of their 16 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 25 while Georgetown accumulated 18 personal fouls.

R.J. Cole is one player who was a factor for this game. He finished 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He played for 33 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Connecticut heads into this one with a mark of 21-7 so far this year. They are averaging 76.7 pts per game (52nd in Division 1) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Huskies are connecting on 36.0% on shots from distance (215 of 598) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Connecticut is pulling down 40.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 406 assists on the season, which is 113th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 74th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (65.6). The Huskies are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.9% (643 of 1,612) and they surrender 33.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 25th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 281 conceded this year.

For their last game, the Creighton Bluejays took a defeat with a final score of 72-51 when they played Providence. The Bluejays corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the game. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. Providence committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Creighton knocked down 5 out of their 26 attempts (19.2%). In all, the Bluejays ended up shooting 18 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 30.5%. The Bluejays allowed Providence to make 28 of their 59 tries from the field which left them shooting 47.5% in this game. They went 38.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 21 and ended up going 8 of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). With respect to rebounds, Creighton permitted Providence to snag 37 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Ryan Kalkbrenner was important for the Bluejays in this game. He scored 13 points in his 31 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 3 of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 19-9 this season. The Bluejays are committing 13.6 personal fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per game (158th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per game. Creighton has totaled 1,947 points so far this year (69.5 per contest) and they collect 38.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 122nd in D-1.

The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court are 115th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 66.9. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (28th in college basketball). The Creighton defense concedes 32.7% on 3-point attempts (189 of 578) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.8 assists and 35.5 boards per contest, which ranks 114th and 231st in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Connecticut

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