Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: fuboTV

The Creighton Bluejays (12-8) will try to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (17-4) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.

The Xavier Musketeers took the court against Connecticut and earned the victory with a final of 82-79 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Musketeers ended up finishing with 19 while Connecticut recorded 18 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 28 attempts from distance. Connecticut walked away from this one shooting 76.0% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 25 shots. Furthermore, Connecticut snagged 28 rebounds (14 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Connecticut totaled 12 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defense, Xavier allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the floor on 25 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 25 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Musketeers made 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Xavier ended having earned a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 58) and converted 10 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Souley Boum is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He accumulated 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Xavier heads into this game with a mark of 17-4 so far this year. They have an average of 84.0 pts per contest (8th in Division 1) while shooting 50.3% from the floor. The Musketeers are shooting 40.3% on three-point attempts (155 of 385) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Xavier is pulling in 38.1 boards per contest and has earned 440 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 1st in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Musketeers are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are 340th in college basketball in allowing assists with 318 relinquished on the year. The Musketeers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (584 of 1,315) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 36.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 325th in the country in points per game allowed (75.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 104-76 when they played St. John's. The Bluejays snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. St. John's had 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Creighton knocked down 11 out of 30 tries (36.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays finished the game shooting 38 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.7%. The Bluejays allowed St. John's to knock down 31 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this matchup. They shot 46.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 13 and ended up going 8 of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). When talking about how they rebounded, Creighton allowed St. John's to get 31 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Baylor Scheierman ended up being a major contributor for the Bluejays for the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 10 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 dimes for the matchup.

Creighton has a record of 12-8 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Bluejays are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks 44th in college hoops. Creighton has totaled 1,554 points for the campaign (77.7 per game) and they pull in 37.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per contest (27th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Bluejays are committing 13.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense allows 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (127 of 372) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 34.2 boards every game, which is 207th and 184th in college hoops. The Bluejays are ranked 155th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.3. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (136th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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