Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (7-6) are hosting the Creighton Bluejays (9-3) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against Villanova and took a loss by a score of 68-66 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 13 and Villanova finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 22 attempts from distance. Villanova finished the contest at 70.0% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of 10 shots. In addition, Villanova collected 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Villanova dished out 7 assists and had 10 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 46 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 15 of 21 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. Creighton walked away from the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 of 58) and converted 5 of their 24 3-point attempts.

Trey Alexander is one player who came through for the contest. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played for 43 minutes and totaled 15 rebounds. He finished with 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Creighton will take the court with a win-loss mark of 9-3 on the campaign. They average 83.0 pts per game (40th in D-1) while shooting 49.8% from the floor. The Bluejays are shooting 37.5% on shots from distance (132 of 352) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 40.3 boards per game and has 203 assists for the campaign, which is 49th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 10.2 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 7.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.0% on 3-pointers and they are 85th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.7). The Bluejays defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (332 of 794) and they relinquish 31.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 31st in college hoops in giving up assists with 121 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-51 when they played Marquette. The Hoyas earned 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. Marquette committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to make 6 of them for a percentage of 54.5%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Georgetown made 5 out of 25 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hoyas went 20 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8%. The Hoyas allowed Marquette to bury 29 of 65 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% for this game. They finished 34.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 29 and finished the game at 13 out of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Georgetown allowed Marquette to collect 36 in total (8 offensive).

Jayden Epps ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for this game. He knocked down 5 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 29.4%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 7-6 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoyas are connecting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks 268th in college basketball. Georgetown has accounted for 958 points so far this season (73.7 per game) and they collect 37.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per game (179th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. The Hoyas have committed 15.6 fouls per game and they hit 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense allows 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (81 of 273) and opponents are converting on 68.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.6 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 180th and 181st in those categories on the defensive end. The Hoyas are ranked 215th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (247th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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