Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Youtube TV

The Butler Bulldogs (11-8) will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (10-8) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Providence and walked away with a win by a score of 73-67 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 15 and Providence finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also converted 4 of 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Providence shot 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Providence grabbed 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Providence distributed 9 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Creighton let their opponent shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bluejays made 18 of 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. Creighton wrapped up the contest with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and buried 3 of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up going 77.8% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Creighton heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 76.5 points per contest (77th in the nation) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 441) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Creighton is pulling down 37.1 boards per game and is sitting with 289 dimes for the season, which is 37th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 13.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bluejays are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.8% on three-point shots and they are 169th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.8). The Bluejays defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.5% (486 of 1,143) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 210th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 232 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Butler Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 79-71 when they faced Villanova. The Bulldogs corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 19 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. Villanova was called for 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Butler buried 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 46 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.5%. The Bulldogs permitted Villanova to make 25 of 48 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.1% in the game. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 14 out of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Butler allowed Villanova to pull down 26 overall (7 offensive).

Simas Lukosius ended up being important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He had 28 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this contest. He converted 9 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 11-8 this season. The Bulldogs have committed 12.7 personal fouls every game and they go 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.9 times per contest (219th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. Butler has earned 1,328 pts for the campaign (69.9 per game) and they pull down 31.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 91st in the nation.

The Butler defense concedes 31.4% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 373) and opponents are making 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.4 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 234th and 185th in those defensive categories. The Bulldogs are ranked 99th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.3. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (211th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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