Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FS1

Hinkle Fieldhouse is where the Butler Bulldogs (9-10) will compete against the Creighton Bluejays (12-5) on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with DePaul and notched a win by a score of 60-47 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bluejays ended up finishing with 16 and DePaul accumulated 21 fouls. They buried 3 of 13 tries from distance. DePaul ended up shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of 9 attempts. Additionally, DePaul grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. DePaul recorded 6 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 35.2% from the field on 19 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bluejays made 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Creighton walked away from the game having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (21 of 55) and made 3 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He shot 75.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 35 mins and pulled down 10 boards. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Creighton will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 12-5 for the year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Creighton is grabbing 39.4 boards per game and has accumulated 239 assists for the year, which is 194th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bluejays are connecting on 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (116 of 364) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.9 points per contest (199th in the country) while going 46.8% from the field.

On defense, the Bluejays are forcing 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are 83rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 202 surrendered this year. The Bluejays are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.5% (421 of 1,067) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.2% on three-point shots and they rank 86th in the nation in opponents PPG (65.5).

The last time they took the court, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 69-62 when they faced Providence. When discussing attacking the glass, Butler allowed Providence to get 31 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 41.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 12 and ended up going 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Bulldogs permitted Providence to bury 27 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs shot 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. In reference to shots from downtown, Butler made 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 1 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 25.0%. Providence was called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 4 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs were able to snag 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 24 for the contest.

Bo Hodges ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 8 of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 9-10 for the season. The Bulldogs commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.1 times per contest (312th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Butler has accumulated 1,179 points this year (62.1 per contest) and they grab 31.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 41.6% from the field, which ranks them 297th in Division 1.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 83rd in the country in points given up per game with 65.1. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (216th in D-1). The Butler defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (132 of 401) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.9 assists and 33.4 boards per contest, which is 126th and 115th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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