Villanova Wildcats vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is the site where the Creighton Bluejays (9-2) will take on the Villanova Wildcats (7-4) on Wednesday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with UCLA and took home the win by a score of 65-56 in their last contest. Villanova finished the game with a 32.8% field goal percentage (19 out of 58) and made 11 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 16 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Villanova allowed the other team to shoot 36.7% from the field on 22 out of 60 shooting. UCLA earned 13 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, UCLA pulled down 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UCLA ended up going 83.3% at the free throw line by making 5 of their 6 attempts. They also knocked down 7 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 12 while UCLA totaled 18 personal fouls.

Tyler Burton is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He walked away with 18 points on 3 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also totaled 10 boards. He finished the game shooting 25.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Villanova comes into this contest with a record of 7-4 so far this season. They have an average of 73.2 pts per contest (232nd in the country) while hitting 40.2% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 32.1% on 3-point shots (105 of 327) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Villanova is grabbing 38.6 boards per game and has 130 assists for the year, which is 269th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 46th in the country in opponents PPG (64.7). The Wildcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (251 of 610) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 215th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 142 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 85-82 when they played Alabama. The Bluejays recorded 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 1 steal in this contest. Alabama was called for 25 personal fouls in this game which took the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a clip of 72.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Creighton buried 6 of 18 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays shot 29 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.8%. The Bluejays allowed Alabama to convert 35 of their 75 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.7% for this contest. They finished 18.2% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 22 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Creighton permitted Alabama to get 35 in total (16 offensive).

Trey Alexander ended up having an impact for the Bluejays in this matchup. He had 22 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the game. He made 8 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 9-2 for the campaign. The Bluejays are committing 9.9 personal fouls every game and they go 75.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.5 times per contest (27th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. Creighton has accumulated 930 pts on the year (84.5 per game) and they grab 39.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bluejays are hitting on 50.7% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in D-1.

The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court are 79th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.5. They are able to force 7.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (145th in college basketball). The Creighton defense gives up 28.6% on shots from beyond the arc (53 of 185) and opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.4 assists and 30.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 37th and 34th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Creighton and under the total points

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