Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (14-8) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (16-6) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Butler and took a loss by a final of 99-98 in their last game. Creighton finished with a 54.8% FG percentage (34 of 62) and knocked down 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bluejays buried 21 of their 24 shots for a rate of 87.5%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 55.1% from the field on 38 of 69 shooting. Butler recorded 16 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Butler had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Butler walked away from this one shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of 13 tries. They also made 13 of 22 tries from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 11 while Butler finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Baylor Scheierman is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 52.9% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and also pulled down 11 boards. He accumulated 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Creighton enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 16-6 for the year. They are averaging 80.5 pts per game (46th in the country) while hitting 48.3% from the floor. The Bluejays are hitting 35.6% on shots from downtown (228 of 640) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 39.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 360 assists so far this year, which is 40th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 11.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bluejays are forcing 7.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.8% on shots from distance while they are 98th in the country in PPG allowed (68.6). The Bluejays defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (605 of 1,471) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 20th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 229 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars went home defeated by a final of 68-50 against Villanova. The Friars earned 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. Villanova committed 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Providence made 7 out of 33 attempts (21.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Friars shot 15 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.4%. The Friars allowed Villanova to make 27 out of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2% for the contest. They finished 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 8 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Providence allowed Villanova to collect 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Josh Oduro pitched in for the Friars for the game. He converted 4 of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Providence has a win-loss record of 14-8 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Friars are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which is 145th in the country. Providence has earned 1,599 pts for the season (72.7 per game) and they pull down 36.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (155th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Friars commit 15.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Friars defensively are ranked 56th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (25th in college hoops). The Providence defense allows 31.6% on 3-pointers (137 of 434) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 9.1 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 196th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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