Creighton Bluejays vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Hulu Live TV

Fiserv Forum is where the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-3) will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (6-5) on Friday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against Arizona State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-71 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Bluejays finished with 17 and Arizona State finished the game with 28 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 24 attempts from distance. Arizona State went 69.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Arizona State grabbed 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arizona State totaled 21 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 30 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bluejays converted 14 of 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Creighton finished the game with a 37.1% FG percentage (23 out of 62) and buried 11 of their 27 shots from downtown.

Baylor Scheierman is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He notched 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and also snagged 8 boards. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Creighton will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 6-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.0 points per game (76th in D-1) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor. The Bluejays are hitting 34.4% from downtown (101 of 294) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Creighton is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and has 178 dimes so far this season, which is 32nd in college basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 12.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bluejays are able to force 11.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 289th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 154 surrendered so far this year. The Bluejays are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (308 of 700) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 35.3% from beyond the arc and they are 195th in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.2).

For their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 79-78 when they played Notre Dame. The Golden Eagles snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 3 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. Notre Dame was called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 69.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Marquette knocked down 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). In all, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 32 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Golden Eagles allowed Notre Dame to make 29 of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.0% in this matchup. They went 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 12 from the charity stripe (91.7%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Marquette allowed Notre Dame to get 30 in total (10 offensive).

Kameron Jones ended up having an impact for the Golden Eagles for the game. He converted 10 out of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes in this game.

Marquette has a record of 8-3 on the season. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 23rd in the nation. Marquette has scored 904 pts on the campaign (82.2 per game) and they pull down 34.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per game (7th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 180th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (160th in D-1). The Marquette defense allows 34.5% on 3-point attempts (87 of 252) and opponents are knocking down 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.9 dimes and 35.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 273rd and 221st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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