Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the site where the Butler Bulldogs (16-9) will attempt to defeat the Creighton Bluejays (18-7) on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced Georgetown and walked away with a win by a score of 94-72 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 12 while Georgetown finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Georgetown ended up going 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 19 shots. Additionally, Georgetown collected 27 boards (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgetown recorded 11 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this game while forcing 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays converted 9 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Creighton ended the game having earned a 58.6% FG percentage (34 of 58) and made 17 out of their 36 3-point shots.

Trey Alexander is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished 64.3% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He played 33 minutes played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He was able to score 26 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Creighton steps onto the court with a mark of 18-7 for the season. They turn it over 10.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 11.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 38.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 428 assists for the campaign, which ranks 15th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bluejays are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (266 of 733) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They average 81.2 pts per contest (29th in Division 1) while shooting 48.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 7.7 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 fouls. They currently rank 58th in college basketball in giving up assists with 275 conceded for the campaign. The Bluejays are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (693 of 1,671) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 33.0% on three-point shots while they are 122nd in the country in opponents points per game (69.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Butler Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 78-72 when they faced Marquette. In regard to rebounding, Butler permitted Marquette to collect 34 overall (7 offensive). They shot 41.7% from beyond the arc by going 5 of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Bulldogs permitted Marquette to convert 31 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.7% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs shot 24 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Butler buried 9 of their 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. Marquette earned 19 fouls in this contest which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Bulldogs were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game.

Finley Bizjack ended up being important for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He earned 19 points in his 18 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

Butler has a record of 16-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 13.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (80th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. Butler has totaled 2,004 pts for the season (80.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is ranked 112th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 237th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 73.8. They have forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (174th in the country). The Butler defense concedes 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (195 of 607) and opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.2 assists and 35.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 214th and 227th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Butler

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