Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars Prediction, 3/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Creighton (+4)

The Creighton Bluejays (21-10) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will go up against the Providence Friars (25-4). Providence opens this game as 4-point favorites. The over/under is 131.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against Marquette and earned the victory with a final of 74-63 in their last contest. Creighton wrapped up the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and converted 7 of their 17 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bluejays knocked down 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning defense, Creighton allowed 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. Marquette totaled 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Marquette totaled 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Marquette went 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 8 shots. They also converted 9 of 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Bluejays finished with 12 while Marquette finished the game with 14 fouls.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a player who played a role for the contest. He notched 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. He shot 83.3% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Creighton enters this game with a win-loss mark of 21-10 this year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 38.1 boards per game and has tallied 412 assists for the year, which ranks 157th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bluejays are hitting 31.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (209 of 669) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They average 69.2 points per contest (228th in the nation) while going 45.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Bluejays are able to force 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 106th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (66.6). The Bluejays defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.0% (785 of 1,963) and they concede 35.2 boards per contest as a group. They are 101st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 354 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars went home victorious with a score of 65-61 against Butler. With respect to cleaning the glass, Providence permitted Butler to pull down 38 in all (11 offensive). They finished 15.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 3 of 19 and finished the game at 14 of 23 from the charity stripe (60.9%). The Friars allowed Butler to make 22 of 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.1% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Friars finished shooting 20 out of 54 from the field which had them at 37.0%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Providence made 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 65.5%. Butler committed 24 fouls for this game which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Friars were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game.

Nate Watson ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for this game. He converted 9 of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes in the matchup.

Providence has a win-loss mark of 25-4 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Friars are shooting 44.3% from the field, which ranks 163rd in the country. Providence has tallied 2,096 points on the campaign (72.3 per game) and they grab 37.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per game (147th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Friars are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they go 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense surrenders 30.9% on 3-pointers (193 of 624) and their opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.3 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 73rd and 158th in the nation. The Friars defensively are ranked 100th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.4. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (42nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton (+4)

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