Creighton Bluejays vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: FS1

Finneran Pavilion is the location where the Villanova Wildcats (9-4) will try to defeat the Creighton Bluejays (10-3) on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Marquette and walked away with a win by a score of 75-69 in their last contest. Creighton ended having earned a 36.1% FG percentage (26 out of 72) and buried 11 of 31 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 12 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 48 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the floor on 29 out of 75 shooting. Marquette recorded 15 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Furthermore, Marquette had 39 boards (6 offensive, 33 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marquette finished 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 7 attempts. They made 5 out of their 18 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 13 while Marquette finished the game with 19 fouls.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a player who came through for this contest. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played 45 mins and totaled 12 boards. He accumulated 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Creighton heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-3 on the year. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per contest (172nd in the nation) on 47.5% from the floor. The Bluejays are hitting 31.6% from downtown (87 of 275) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Creighton is pulling in 39.7 boards per game and is sitting with 187 assists on the year, which ranks 123rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a group are committing 13.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They rank 146th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 conceded so far this season. The Bluejays defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (321 of 821) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 101st in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.2).

In their last game, the Villanova Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 73-67 against Seton Hall. The Wildcats snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Seton Hall was called for 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They were able to convert 25 of them for a rate of 83.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, Villanova converted 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats finished 21 for 50 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.0%. The Wildcats permitted Seton Hall to make 22 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 19 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Villanova allowed Seton Hall to pull down 28 in all (9 offensive).

Brandon Slater pitched in for the Wildcats in the matchup. He converted 5 of 8 in this matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for the contest.

Villanova has a win-loss mark of 9-4 on the campaign. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls every game and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per game (230th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per contest. Villanova has tallied 943 pts this year (72.5 per contest) and they collect 36.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which ranks them 273rd in the country.

The Villanova defense allows 32.6% on 3-point shots (98 of 301) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.2 dimes and 33.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 90th and 116th in college basketball. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 62nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.0. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (142nd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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