Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is where the Georgetown Hoyas (8-2) will meet the Creighton Bluejays (7-4) on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-75 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Bluejays finished with 18 while Alabama accounted for 15 fouls. They buried 6 of 30 shots from downtown. Alabama shot 77.3% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 shots. Additionally, Alabama snagged 43 boards (15 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alabama earned 13 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Creighton allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 30 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 13 of 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Creighton ended having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and converted 8 of 27 shots from distance.

Steven Ashworth is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the field and also distributed 9 assists. He played for 39 minutes but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He racked up 20 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Creighton heads into this matchup with a mark of 7-4 so far this season. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 11.4 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Creighton is pulling in 39.9 boards per game and is sitting with 193 dimes for the season, which ranks 22nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bluejays are shooting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (107 of 321) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.7 pts per contest (139th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 8.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 fouls. They give up 29.6% from beyond the arc and they are 136th in the country in opponents PPG (69.5). The Bluejays defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 38.6% (289 of 749) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 73rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 117 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas took home the win by a final score of 75-71 against Syracuse. In the matter of how they rebounded, Georgetown permitted Syracuse to collect 26 in all (5 offensive). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 16 and ended up going 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Hoyas permitted Syracuse to make 23 of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% for this contest. Overall, the Hoyas finished 31 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown converted 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. Syracuse was called for 11 personal fouls in this game which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Hoyas collected 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup.

Jayden Epps ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in this matchup. He totaled 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 4 assists in the game. He converted 11 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 73.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 8-2 this season. The Hoyas commit 14.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per contest (61st in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game. Georgetown has totaled 765 points on the season (76.5 per game) and they pull down 37.2 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hoyas are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 143rd in the country.

The Georgetown defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 215) and opponents are making 79.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.0 dimes and 33.5 total boards per game, which is 188th and 139th in those categories. The Hoyas on defense are ranked 41st in college in PPG surrendered with 64.9. They are able to force 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (64th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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