Creighton Bluejays vs St. John's Red Storm Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs St. John's Red Storm

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: Carnesecca Arena in Jamaica, NY

TV: ESPN+

Carnesecca Arena is the location where the St. John's Red Storm (16-11) will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (17-9) on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Providence and ended up losing by a score of 94-86 in their last contest. Creighton wrapped up the game having earned a 47.8% FG percentage (33 of 69) and knocked down 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays made 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 32 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 assists in the game while forcing 6 turnovers and having 1 steal. In relation to defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 44.7% from the field on 34 of 76 shooting. Providence distributed 14 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Providence collected 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Providence finished 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 21 attempts. They also knocked down 8 of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Bluejays ended up finishing with 19 while Providence recorded 16 fouls.

Ryan Nembhard is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished 47.1% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He played 47 mins played and also collected 10 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Creighton heads into this matchup with a record of 17-9 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 13.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Creighton is grabbing 37.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 404 assists this year, which has them ranked 51st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bluejays are connecting on 35.1% from downtown (220 of 627) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.3 pts per contest (70th in D-1) while going 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Bluejays are forcing 10.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 fouls. They are ranked 155th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 323 relinquished on the season. The Bluejays defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.9% (688 of 1,641) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.8% on 3-pointers and they are 119th in the nation in PPG allowed (67.5).

In their last game, the St. John's Red Storm walked away with a victory by a final of 92-83 when they faced DePaul. In regard to rebounding, St. John's allowed DePaul to collect 38 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 42.3% from downtown by shooting 11 of 26 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Red Storm permitted DePaul to knock down 30 of their 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.5% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Storm finished 32 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.2%. With respect to 3-point shots, St. John's made 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 80.8%. DePaul had 19 fouls in this game which got the Red Storm to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Red Storm were able to snag 37 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds totaling 58 in the matchup.

Dylan Addae-Wusu ended up having an impact for the Red Storm for this contest. He converted 9 of 19 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 45 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

St. John's has a win-loss mark of 16-11 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Red Storm are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 166th in D-1. St. John's has earned 2,080 points so far this season (77.0 per game) and they snag 40.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.5 times per game (42nd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest. The Red Storm have committed 16.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.3% from the charity stripe.

The St. John's defense concedes 34.8% on three-point shots (219 of 630) and opponents are making 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.8 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 325th and 293rd in Division 1. The Red Storm on the defensive end are ranked 303rd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.4. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (192nd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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