Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, HI

TV: ESPN2

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) are traveling to Lahaina Civic Center on Monday where they will meet the Creighton Bluejays (4-0).

The Texas Tech Red Raiders took the court against Louisiana Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 64-55 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Red Raiders ended up walking away with 13 while Louisiana Tech finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. Louisiana Tech walked away from this one shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 11 attempts. In addition, Louisiana Tech snagged 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Louisiana Tech earned 10 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Texas Tech allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the field on 20 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 30 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Raiders converted 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. Texas Tech finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (23 of 46) and buried 7 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

De'Vion Harmon is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He ended up shooting 75.0% from the field and earned 6 dimes. He played for 36 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Texas Tech will enter this game with a mark of 3-0 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.3 times per game and as a team are committing 12.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Texas Tech is collecting 38.3 rebounds per game and has earned 47 assists this year, which ranks 262nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Red Raiders are shooting 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (19 of 53) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They average 71.7 points per outing (227th in D-1) while hitting 49.0% from the field.

On defense, the Red Raiders are forcing 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in college basketball in allowing assists with 28 relinquished for the campaign. The Red Raiders defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 33.3% (60 of 180) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 25.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 11th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (52.7).

The last time they took the court, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 80-51 when they played UC Riverside. With respect to attacking the glass, Creighton permitted UC Riverside to collect 29 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 15.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bluejays allowed UC Riverside to make 22 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 35.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bluejays went 32 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 52.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Creighton knocked down 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a rate of 61.5%. UC Riverside had 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They also gave up possession 7 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Bluejays pulled down 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game.

Baylor Scheierman ended up having an impact for the Bluejays in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Creighton has a record of 4-0 on the year. As an offense, the Bluejays are shooting 50.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 47th in Division 1. Creighton has totaled 342 points for the season (85.5 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per game (30th in college basketball) and they turn it over 8.0 times per contest. The Bluejays commit 10.5 fouls per game and they go 65.5% from the charity stripe.

The Creighton defense concedes 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (28 of 73) and opponents are making 65.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.5 dimes and 28.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 90th and 11th in college hoops. The Bluejays defensively are ranked 50th in college hoops in PPG given up with 59.3. They are forcing 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (147th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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