Creighton Bluejays vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Prediction, 11/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK

TV: ESPN

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-3) are welcoming the Creighton Bluejays (5-1) at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Thursday.

The Creighton Bluejays played Colorado State and took a loss by a score of 69-48 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 7 while Colorado State accumulated 16 fouls. They also knocked down 5 out of their 19 attempts from distance. Colorado State shot 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 4 of 5 shots. On top of that, Colorado State snagged 42 boards (7 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Colorado State distributed 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. When discussing the defense, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the field on 30 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bluejays buried 8 of 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Creighton finished the game with a 27.9% field goal percentage (17 out of 61) and buried 6 of their 29 shots from distance.

Baylor Scheierman is a guy who came through in the game. He went 23.5% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and totaled 6 boards. He totaled 13 points on 4 of 17 shooting.

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Creighton heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-1 for the season. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 8.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Creighton is grabbing 41.2 rebounds per game and has 105 assists on the campaign, which is 78th in the country in terms of passing. The Bluejays are connecting on 38.7% on shots from 3-point land (74 of 191) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 84.0 pts per game (41st in the nation) while shooting 49.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays are forcing 7.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are ranked 74th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 64 relinquished on the year. The Bluejays defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.5% (160 of 386) and they surrender 30.0 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 49th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (63.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oklahoma State Cowboys went home victorious with a score of 92-65 when they faced Houston Christian. When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma State allowed Houston Christian to snag 31 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 out of 10 and finished the contest at 14 of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). The Cowboys permitted Houston Christian to bury 24 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cowboys finished shooting 34 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.6%. In relation to three-point attempts, Oklahoma State buried 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Houston Christian committed 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Cowboys to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Cowboys earned 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game.

Mike Marsh pitched in for the Cowboys in the matchup. He accumulated 14 points in his 16 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has a win-loss record of 3-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Cowboys are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 136th in the nation. Oklahoma State has earned 460 points for the season (76.7 per contest) and they pull down 38.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.2 times per game (39th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. The Cowboys commit 17.7 fouls every game and they connect on 60.9% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma State defense concedes 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (36 of 115) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 9.8 dimes and 34.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 46th and 146th in college hoops. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 106th in the nation in PPG given up with 66.5. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (117th in Division 1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma State and under the total points

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