Creighton Bluejays vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN

Moody Center is the site where the Texas Longhorns (5-0) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (6-1) on Thursday.

The Creighton Bluejays played Arizona and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-79 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 11 and Arizona totaled 18 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Arizona finished the contest at 57.1% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 7 tries. Moreover, Arizona snagged 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arizona recorded 21 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Concerning defending, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 36 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bluejays knocked down 15 of their 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. Creighton wrapped up the game with a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 out of 59) and made 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is one player who was important in the matchup. He finished 62.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 35 mins and also collected 5 boards. He finished with 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Creighton comes into this matchup with a record of 6-1 for the season. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 11.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Creighton is collecting 38.4 boards per game and has racked up 117 dimes for the season, which ranks 52nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bluejays are shooting 38.2% on shots from distance (66 of 173) and 70.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.9 points per contest (26th in D-1) while going 51.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They rank 233rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 93 relinquished for the campaign. The Bluejays defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (192 of 436) and they relinquish 30.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 37.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 147th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 91-54 when they faced UT Rio Grande. The Longhorns corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 12 steals in the game. UT Rio Grande earned 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 68.2%. With respect to shooting from distance, Texas converted 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns went 33 for 72 from the field which had them at 45.8%. The Longhorns permitted UT Rio Grande to convert 19 out of 54 tries from the floor which left them shooting 35.2% in the matchup. They went 11.1% from distance by connecting on 1 of 9 and ended up shooting 15 out of 27 from the free throw line (55.6%). Regarding rebounding, Texas permitted UT Rio Grande to snag 36 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Sir'Jabari Rice was important for the Longhorns for the game. He converted 8 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes in this game.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 5-0 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Longhorns are shooting 50.3% from the field, which is ranked 22nd in the country. Texas has 411 points so far this year (82.2 per game) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per game (79th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Longhorns are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense allows 25.9% on shots from distance (22 of 85) and their opposition knocks down 61.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 8.2 assists and 35.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 9th and 227th in college hoops. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 6th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 52.8. They have forced 20.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.1% from the field (9th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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