Creighton Bluejays vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (13-5) will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (13-5) at Prudential Center on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against Connecticut and ended up losing by a score of 62-48 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bluejays ended up walking away with 14 while Connecticut recorded 12 fouls. They made 5 of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Connecticut ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 shots. Furthermore, Connecticut snagged 45 rebounds (18 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Connecticut dished out 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 35.7% from the floor on 25 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for the game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 26 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 6 of 6 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Creighton walked away from the game with a 34.6% field goal percentage (18 out of 52) and knocked down 6 out of their 26 shots from distance.

Steven Ashworth is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He totaled 14 points on 5 of 15 shooting. He played for 25 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He finished shooting 33.3% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Creighton comes into this matchup with a record of 13-5 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 10.9 fouls per game. As a team, Creighton is pulling in 39.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 291 dimes for the year, which is 27th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bluejays are connecting on 35.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (183 of 517) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.2 points per contest (93rd in D-1) while connecting on 48.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bluejays are able to force 7.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.4 fouls. They are ranked 43rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 185 relinquished on the year. The Bluejays defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (479 of 1,184) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 30.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 42nd in the country in points per game allowed (65.4).

When they last played, the Seton Hall Pirates took home the win by a final score of 80-65 when they faced St. John's. In the matter of rebounding, Seton Hall permitted St. John's to grab 25 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter via 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Pirates permitted St. John's to bury 25 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Pirates finished shooting 23 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Seton Hall made 8 of 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to knock down 26 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. St. John's was called for 23 fouls for this contest which took the Pirates to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Pirates corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest.

Al-Amir Dawes pitched in for the Pirates for the contest. He totaled 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 5 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Seton Hall has a mark of 13-5 so far this year. The Pirates commit 15.5 personal fouls every game and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (224th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Seton Hall has earned 1,332 points so far this season (74.0 per contest) and they snag 37.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pirates are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 110th in the nation.

The Pirates on defense are ranked 106th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (89th in the country). The Seton Hall defense gives up 34.2% on shots from distance (147 of 430) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.8 assists and 31.4 boards every game, which is ranked 257th and 35th in those categories.

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