Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (18-9) will try to beat the Marquette Golden Eagles (21-6) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Xavier and walked away with a win by a score of 69-68 in their last contest. Marquette walked away from the game having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (26 out of 68) and knocked down 5 of their 22 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 12 of 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 34 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 13 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of the defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 52.9% from the floor on 27 out of 51 shooting. Xavier totaled 16 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Moreover, Xavier totaled 29 boards (2 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Xavier finished 77.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of their 9 tries. They buried 7 out of their 19 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 11 while Xavier finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Stevie Mitchell is a player who was a major factor for the game. He scored 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up going 54.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Marquette will play this game with a record of 21-6 on the campaign. They average 80.7 pts per game (21st in the country) while shooting 49.4% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are shooting 35.3% on three-point attempts (239 of 678) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Marquette is pulling down 31.9 boards per game and is sitting with 478 assists for the season, which has them ranked 7th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 205th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.6). The Golden Eagles are giving up a FG percentage of 44.9% (693 of 1,542) and they concede 35.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 321st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 410 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 77-67 when they faced St. John's. The Bluejays were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. St. John's committed 16 fouls in this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Creighton knocked down 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Bluejays shot 24 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 38.7%. The Bluejays allowed St. John's to knock down 25 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.6% for this game. They finished 40.0% from downtown by going 4 out of 10 and ended up going 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Creighton permitted St. John's to pull down 31 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Arthur Kaluma was important for the Bluejays in this game. He scored 13 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in the game. He converted 5 of 11 for the game for a rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 18-9 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is 65th in the country. Creighton has totaled 2,061 points so far this season (76.3 per game) and they average 37.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.7 times per game (28th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Bluejays commit 12.9 personal fouls every game and they go 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Bluejays defensively are ranked 111th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (86th in D-1). The Creighton defense allows 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (166 of 489) and their opposition knocks down 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 33.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 168th and 144th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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