Creighton Bluejays vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 3/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Creighton (+10)

The Creighton Bluejays (23-11) are headed to Dickies Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Kansas Jayhawks (29-6). Kansas opens as 10-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 137.5.

The Creighton Bluejays faced San Diego State and earned the victory with a final of 72-69 in their last game. Creighton wrapped up the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and buried 2 out of their 14 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays buried 20 of 24 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 42.2% from the field on 27 out of 64 shooting. San Diego State dished out 14 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, San Diego State collected 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. San Diego State finished shooting 58.8% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of their 17 shots. They also converted 5 of their 19 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Bluejays ended up walking away with 17 and San Diego State had 20 fouls.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played 41 minutes and grabbed 10 boards. He was able to score 16 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Creighton steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 23-11 for the season. They currently have an average of 69.1 pts per contest (229th in the country) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 30.3% on shots from beyond the arc (223 of 735) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Creighton is pulling down 38.4 boards per game and has accounted for 448 assists on the season, which is 99th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They give up 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 79th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.0). The Bluejays defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.6% (851 of 2,149) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 135th in college hoops in allowing assists with 383 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took home the win by a final score of 83-56 when they played Texas Southern. The Jayhawks were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Texas Southern was called for 14 fouls for the game which took the Jayhawks to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They were able to knock down 4 of those for a rate of 44.4%. In terms of shots from distance, Kansas knocked down 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Jayhawks shot 34 out of 68 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Jayhawks allowed Texas Southern to convert 19 of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.8% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 21.4% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 14 and finished the contest at 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Kansas permitted Texas Southern to pull down 29 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Remy Martin was important for the Jayhawks in this matchup. He totaled 15 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the game. He converted 6 out of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Kansas has a mark of 29-6 for the campaign. The Jayhawks have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per game (35th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game. Kansas has accumulated 2,755 pts so far this season (78.7 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jayhawks are shooting 48.2% from the field, which is 15th in the nation.

The Kansas defense allows 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (213 of 712) and their opponents are making 71.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.9 assists and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 122nd and 78th in the nation. The Jayhawks on the defensive end are ranked 136th in the country in points given up per game with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (80th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas (-10)

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