Creighton Bluejays vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Creighton (+3)

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Tennessee Volunteers (26-8) will play the Creighton Bluejays (25-9) on Friday in the Sweet 16. Tennessee is 3-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 143.5.

The Creighton Bluejays played Oregon and earned the victory with a final of 86-73 in their last game. Creighton finished with a 38.7% field goal percentage (29 of 75) and buried 15 of 39 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bluejays made 13 of 14 tries for a rate of 92.9%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the field on 31 out of 77 shooting. Oregon distributed 13 assists and had 4 steals for the game. On top of that, Oregon snagged 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon finished the game at 80.0% at the free throw line by making 4 of their 5 shots. They also converted 7 out of their 21 tries from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 12 and Oregon accumulated 14 fouls.

Steven Ashworth is a guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 6 out of 18 shooting. He played for 42 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Creighton will play this contest with a win-loss record of 25-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 80.6 pts per contest (32nd in the nation) while connecting on 48.5% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 36.6% on shots from downtown (364 of 995) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Creighton is pulling down 38.2 boards per game and has 575 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 17th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 11.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bluejays are able to force 7.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.8 fouls. They give up 31.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 100th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.5). The Bluejays are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (944 of 2,257) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 78th in college basketball in giving up assists with 385 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 62-58 when they faced Texas. The Volunteers pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Texas was called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 83.3%. In reference to 3-pointers, Tennessee made 3 of 25 tries (12.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers shot 22 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.8%. The Volunteers allowed Texas to convert 20 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them at 36.4% in this game. They wrapped up this game 30.4% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 11 of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Tennessee allowed Texas to snag 29 in total (6 offensive).

Dalton Knecht ended up having an impact for the Volunteers in this game. He racked up 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this game. He converted 5 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 27.8%, and had 9 rebounds.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 26-8 so far this year. The Volunteers commit 17.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.7 times per game (20th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per game. Tennessee has 2,688 points this season (79.1 per contest) and they collect 39.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Volunteers are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is 203rd in college basketball.

The Tennessee defense gives up 30.9% on three-point shots (254 of 821) and opponents are converting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They allow 10.9 assists and 34.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 25th and 185th in Division 1. The Volunteers are ranked 47th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (3rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee (-3)

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