Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: fuboTV

The Georgetown Hoyas (6-16) welcome the Creighton Bluejays (13-8) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced Xavier and walked away with a win by a score of 84-67 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up finishing with 6 while Xavier finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 14 tries from distance. Xavier ended up going 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 3 of 4 tries. In addition, Xavier snagged 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Xavier distributed 16 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Creighton allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the floor on 30 of 62 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bluejays made 8 of their 9 tries for a rate of 88.9%. Creighton ended the game with a 56.7% FG percentage (34 of 60) and knocked down 8 of 21 3-point attempts.

Arthur Kaluma is a player who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also collected 9 boards. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Creighton comes into this game with a record of 13-8 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 13.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Creighton is grabbing 37.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 341 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 54th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bluejays are shooting 35.2% on shots from distance (181 of 514) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They average 78.0 pts per contest (46th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bluejays are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are surrendering 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are 151st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.2). The Bluejays defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.6% (567 of 1,330) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 177th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 275 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-73 against St. John's. The Hoyas were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. St. John's committed 12 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown converted 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Hoyas shot 28 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. The Hoyas allowed St. John's to convert 29 of their 70 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.4% for this game. They finished 41.2% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 17 and finished the game at 10 of 17 from the charity stripe (58.8%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Georgetown allowed St. John's to get 39 in total (16 offensive).

Primo Spears pitched in for the Hoyas for this game. He made 10 of 19 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and added 1 rebound. He earned 25 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game.

Georgetown has a record of 6-16 so far this season. The Hoyas are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.9 times per contest (292nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. Georgetown has 1,592 points for the season (72.4 per contest) and they average 36.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Hoyas are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 221st in Division 1.

The Georgetown defense allows 38.1% on three-point shots (208 of 546) and their opponents are converting on 73.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 17.0 dimes and 36.4 total boards per game, which has them ranked 355th and 298th in D-1. The Hoyas are ranked 349th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 78.3. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (310th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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