Creighton Bluejays vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 12/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (8-1) are hitting the road to Dollar Loan Center on Wednesday where they will meet the UNLV Rebels (3-4).

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with Central Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 109-64 in their last game. Creighton ended the contest having earned a 65.1% field goal percentage (41 of 63) and converted 15 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Bluejays knocked down 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists for the game while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When talking about the defense, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 29 of 73 shooting. Central Michigan earned 6 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Central Michigan grabbed 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Michigan finished shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 4 of 4 attempts. They also converted 2 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up walking away with 5 and Central Michigan racked up 14 personal fouls.

Isaac Traudt is one player who came through in the game. He finished shooting 85.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 12 minutes played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He recorded 18 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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Creighton enters this one with a win-loss mark of 8-1 for the campaign. They are averaging 86.8 points per game (16th in college basketball) while hitting 51.3% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 40.2% on 3-pointers (113 of 281) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 41.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 163 assists so far this year, which ranks 46th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 9.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 7.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.3 fouls. They give up 27.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 33rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.4). The Bluejays defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.2% (238 of 592) and they concede 30.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 22nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 85 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the UNLV Rebels took a loss by a score of 78-75 when they faced Loyola Marymount. The Rebels earned 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Loyola Marymount earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to bury 8 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning shooting from downtown, UNLV buried 7 of their 18 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels finished 30 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. The Rebels permitted Loyola Marymount to bury 27 out of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 41.2% from downtown by going 7 of 17 and ended up going 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). Concerning cleaning the glass, UNLV permitted Loyola Marymount to collect 37 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Dedan Thomas Jr. was important for the Rebels in the game. He scored 17 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in the matchup. He converted 8 of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

UNLV has a mark of 3-4 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 81st in the country. UNLV has tallied 511 pts so far this year (73.0 per contest) and they snag 30.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per contest (232nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. The Rebels are responsible for committing 14.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The UNLV defense allows 40.9% on 3-pointers (54 of 132) and their opponents are connecting on 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.9 dimes and 33.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 342nd and 113th in those defensive categories. The Rebels defensively are ranked 260th in college basketball in PPG given up with 74.4. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (351st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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