Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: Youtube TV

The Creighton Bluejays (8-6) will compete against the Seton Hall Pirates (8-7) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced St. John's and walked away with a win by a score of 88-66 in their last contest. Seton Hall ended with a 54.1% FG percentage (33 out of 61) and converted 7 out of their 19 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Pirates knocked down 15 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the field on 28 of 68 shooting. St. John's earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, St. John's collected 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. John's finished shooting 54.5% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of their 11 tries. They converted 4 out of their 18 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Pirates ended up finishing with 13 while St. John's totaled 18 fouls.

Al-Amir Dawes is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He went 57.1% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Seton Hall will take the court with a win-loss record of 8-7 on the season. They average 69.9 points per contest (230th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Pirates are connecting on 30.3% on shots from distance (87 of 287) and 67.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is collecting 37.2 boards per game and has 186 assists this season, which is 208th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They give up 28.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 68th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.0). The Pirates are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.4% (345 of 853) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 216th in college basketball in giving up assists with 184 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Creighton Bluejays got the victory with a final of 80-65 when they faced DePaul. The Bluejays recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. DePaul was called for 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to convert 10 of those for a clip of 62.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Creighton buried 16 of their 29 tries (55.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bluejays walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 50 from the field which had them at 54.0%. The Bluejays allowed DePaul to convert 25 out of their 73 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.2% in the game. They shot 29.6% from distance by connecting on 8 of 27 and ended up shooting 7 of 9 at the charity stripe (77.8%). Regarding rebounding, Creighton permitted DePaul to grab 34 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Trey Alexander ended up having an impact for the Bluejays for the game. He scored 32 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 11 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a rate of 68.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Creighton has a record of 8-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Bluejays are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 74th in the country. Creighton has totaled 1,074 points so far this year (76.7 per contest) and they snag 37.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.4 times per game (35th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Bluejays have committed 12.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Bluejays on defense are ranked 153rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 67.9. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (201st in college hoops). The Creighton defense gives up 33.3% on shots from distance (88 of 264) and their opponents are converting on 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.2 assists and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 223rd and 163rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton

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