Texas Southern Tigers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (3-0) host the Texas Southern Tigers (0-2) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.

The Texas Southern Tigers faced off with Arizona State and ended up losing by a score of 63-52 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 22 and Arizona State finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They buried 6 of 18 tries from 3-point range. Arizona State finished the game shooting 53.6% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 28 tries. Additionally, Arizona State had 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arizona State dished out 12 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Texas Southern allowed 36.8% from the floor on 21 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 3 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 42.9%. Texas Southern wrapped up the contest having earned a 32.4% FG percentage (22 of 68) and buried 5 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jahmar Young is a player who was important in the game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 8 boards. He totaled 9 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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Texas Southern steps onto the court with a record of 0-2 so far this year. They cough up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 43.0 boards per game and has accounted for 22 dimes on the year, which is 346th in the nation in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 18.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (10 of 53) and 50.0% from the charity stripe. They average 53.5 pts per game (357th in college hoops) while hitting 30.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 39.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 293rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (77.5). The Tigers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.1% (51 of 124) and they surrender 48.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 162nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 32 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays got the victory with a final of 92-84 against Iowa. The Bluejays pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. Iowa had 18 fouls in the game which took the Bluejays to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Creighton converted 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). Overall, the Bluejays walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 51.6%. The Bluejays allowed Iowa to convert 34 out of their 68 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this contest. They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 14 and finished the contest at 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Creighton allowed Iowa to get 27 in all (6 offensive).

Trey Alexander ended up having an impact for the Bluejays in this contest. He buried 9 out of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and added 11 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 38 mins of playing time and added 9 assists for this contest.

Creighton has a mark of 3-0 this season. The Bluejays commit 9.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.3 times per game (29th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Creighton has scored 286 pts for the season (95.3 per game) and they pull in 42.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bluejays are hitting on 56.3% from the floor, which is 7th in college hoops.

The Creighton defense concedes 37.1% from downtown (13 of 35) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 24.3 boards every game, which ranks 192nd and 5th in Division 1. The Bluejays on defense are ranked 132nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.0. They are forcing 7.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (220th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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