Creighton Bluejays vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (7-3) at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against UNLV and notched a win by a score of 83-65 in their last contest. Creighton ended with a 63.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 49) and made 10 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 11 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to the defense, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the field on 27 of 64 shooting. UNLV earned 7 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In addition, UNLV grabbed 18 boards (6 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UNLV finished the contest at 57.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of 7 attempts. They buried 7 out of their 21 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Bluejays finished with 8 and UNLV accumulated 11 personal fouls.

Jamiya Neal is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and grabbed 9 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also recorded 9 dimes.

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Creighton heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-3 for the year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 10.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 40.7 boards per game and has accounted for 177 assists this year, which has them ranked 22nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bluejays are hitting 33.7% on three-point attempts (99 of 294) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.0 points per outing (134th in the nation) while going 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Bluejays have forced 8.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 112th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.1). The Bluejays defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.1% (259 of 679) and they surrender 34.8 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 71st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 104 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide took home the win by a final score of 94-79 when they played North Carolina. The Crimson Tide were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. North Carolina committed 14 fouls for this contest which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 92.3%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Alabama knocked down 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). When the game finished, the Crimson Tide went 35 out of 71 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.3%. The Crimson Tide permitted North Carolina to bury 32 of 78 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 17.9% from distance by going 5 of 28 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Alabama permitted North Carolina to get 36 in all (10 offensive).

Mark Sears pitched in for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 dimes for the game.

Alabama has a mark of 7-2 this season. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 98th in the country. Alabama has tallied 803 pts so far this season (89.2 per contest) and they snag 43.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.8 times per game (24th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Crimson Tide are committing 19.4 fouls every game and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Alabama defense gives up 27.9% on shots from distance (56 of 201) and their opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 11.3 dimes and 37.2 boards per contest, which ranks 74th and 295th in college basketball. The Crimson Tide on the defensive end are ranked 325th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 78.1. They are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (84th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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