Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: FS1

The Creighton Bluejays (10-4) will play the Providence Friars (14-2) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday.

The Providence Friars faced off with St. John's and walked away with a win by a score of 83-73 in their last game. Providence walked away from the game with a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and knocked down 3 out of their 16 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Friars knocked down 26 of 30 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to defense, Providence allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the field on 30 out of 73 shooting. St. John's totaled 14 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, St. John's grabbed 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. St. John's finished shooting 47.1% at the free throw line by burying 8 of their 17 attempts. They also buried 5 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Friars ended up walking away with 18 while St. John's totaled 22 fouls.

Nate Watson is a player who was important for the matchup. He finished shooting 81.8% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and pulled down 11 rebounds. He was able to score 22 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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Providence heads into this game with a mark of 14-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 69.8 points per game (240th in the country) while shooting 43.7% from the field. The Friars are hitting 32.4% on three-point shots (102 of 315) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Providence is snagging 37.4 boards per game and has racked up 209 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 121st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.6 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Friars are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They concede 31.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 66th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (63.6). The Friars defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.8% (375 of 943) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 219th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 184 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Creighton Bluejays took a defeat with a final score of 75-41 against Villanova. The Bluejays collected 19 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 22 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 2 steals for the contest. Villanova committed 11 fouls in this contest which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 8 shots. They were able to bury 6 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Creighton buried 3 of their 24 attempts (12.5%). Overall, the Bluejays finished shooting 16 for 45 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6%. The Bluejays allowed Villanova to bury 26 out of their 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.6% for this game. They wrapped up this game 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up going 15 out of 16 at the free throw line (93.8%). In the matter of team rebounding, Creighton allowed Villanova to collect 34 in total (10 offensive).

Alex O'Connell ended up being a major contributor for the Bluejays in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Creighton has a mark of 10-4 this season. The Bluejays have committed 13.4 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (146th in the country) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Creighton has scored 986 pts for the campaign (70.4 per game) and they pull in 38.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bluejays are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 67th in the country.

The Creighton defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (102 of 308) and opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 34.2 rebounds every game, which is 122nd and 154th in college hoops. The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 110th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.9. They are forcing 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.5% from the field (49th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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