Butler Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 2/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (14-7) are traveling to CHI Health Center Omaha on Friday where they will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (16-5).

The Butler Bulldogs faced Villanova and took home the win by a score of 88-81 in their last contest. Butler ended the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (31 of 72) and made 9 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 17 of 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 dimes in this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defense, Butler allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the field on 34 of 71 shooting. Villanova dished out 17 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Villanova had 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Villanova walked away from this one shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 9 shots. They buried 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 12 while Villanova finished the game with 16 fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is someone who was a contributor in the game. He went 58.3% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He played 45 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Butler heads into this matchup with a mark of 14-7 this season. They are averaging 80.8 pts per game (43rd in D-1) while connecting on 45.8% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (172 of 485) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is pulling in 37.2 boards per game and has accounted for 316 assists this year, which ranks 80th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 13.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 213th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 277 relinquished this year. The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (577 of 1,356) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 31.3% from 3-point land while they are 212th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.7).

For their last game, the Creighton Bluejays took home the win by a final score of 85-62 when they played DePaul. The Bluejays were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. DePaul committed 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Bluejays to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 91.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Creighton made 12 of 34 attempts (35.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bluejays shot 31 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 48.4%. The Bluejays permitted DePaul to bury 23 out of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.7% for this contest. They shot 23.1% from distance by connecting on 3 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). When talking about rebounding, Creighton allowed DePaul to grab 27 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Trey Alexander was important for the Bluejays in this matchup. He earned 23 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 7 dimes in this contest. He converted 10 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Creighton has a record of 16-5 on the campaign. The Bluejays are committing 11.1 fouls per contest while shooting 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (31st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per contest. Creighton has tallied 1,674 pts on the season (79.7 per contest) and they collect 39.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bluejays are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 33rd in college basketball.

The Creighton defense surrenders 30.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (111 of 368) and their opposition makes 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.1 dimes and 34.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 18th and 146th in the nation. The Bluejays defensively are ranked 75th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.2. They have forced 7.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (42nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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