Creighton Bluejays vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the location where the DePaul Blue Demons (3-11) will meet the Creighton Bluejays (11-4) on Tuesday.

The Creighton Bluejays played Providence and earned the victory with a final of 69-60 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up walking away with 11 while Providence finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 23 shots from three-point range. Providence ended up shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by burying 4 of their 8 attempts. Additionally, Providence had 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Providence doled out 8 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Creighton allowed the other team to go 36.9% from the field on 24 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 41 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays knocked down 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Creighton ended the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 54) and converted 7 of 23 3-point shots.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is someone who came through for the game. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and totaled 12 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Creighton will play this game with a record of 11-4 on the season. They have an average of 80.6 points per game (54th in the country) while going 49.8% from the floor. The Bluejays are hitting 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (159 of 432) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Creighton is pulling down 39.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 252 dimes this season, which is 28th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 10.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bluejays have forced 7.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.2 fouls. They currently rank 29th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 150 surrendered this season. The Bluejays defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.9% (404 of 987) and they surrender 31.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 30.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 72nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 when they played Georgetown. The Blue Demons were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 5 steals for the contest. Georgetown committed 16 fouls for the game which took the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to shooting from distance, DePaul buried 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Blue Demons went 25 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Blue Demons allowed Georgetown to bury 23 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.1% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 38.1% from three-point range via 8 of 21 and finished the contest at 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In reference to rebounding, DePaul permitted Georgetown to pull down 34 in total (13 offensive).

Da'Sean Nelson ended up being a factor for the Blue Demons in this game. He converted 8 out of 11 for the game for a rate of 72.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest.

DePaul has a record of 3-11 on the year. The Blue Demons commit 16.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per game (182nd in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game. DePaul has accounted for 924 points on the year (66.0 per contest) and they average 30.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Blue Demons are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 264th in the country.

The Blue Demons on defense are ranked 283rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (318th in college basketball). The DePaul defense gives up 35.8% on shots from distance (106 of 296) and their opponents are making 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.9 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 316th and 230th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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