Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Xavier Musketeers (13-10) will go up against the Creighton Bluejays (16-7) at Cintas Center on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced Providence and took a loss by a final of 91-87 in their last contest. Creighton wrapped up the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 of 65) and made 14 of their 29 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bluejays converted 7 of 8 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 46.6% from the floor on 34 of 73 shooting. Providence dished out 15 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Providence totaled 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Providence finished shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 14 shots. They made 11 out of their 26 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 14 while Providence accumulated 11 fouls.

Baylor Scheierman is a guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 57.9% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 45 minutes and totaled 12 boards. He scored 27 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Creighton heads into this game with a mark of 16-7 this year. They have an average of 80.8 points per outing (38th in the country) while hitting 48.4% from the floor. The Bluejays are shooting 36.2% on three-point attempts (242 of 669) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Creighton is pulling in 39.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 380 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 29th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 11.3 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bluejays are forcing 7.5 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They are 33rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 244 surrendered this season. The Bluejays defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.4% (639 of 1,544) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 116th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers took home the win by a final score of 56-53 against Villanova. The Musketeers pulled down 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the game. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Villanova had 15 fouls for this game which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Xavier converted 6 of their 27 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers finished 21 for 61 from the field which had them at 34.4%. The Musketeers permitted Villanova to bury 19 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.9% for the contest. They shot 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, Xavier permitted Villanova to collect 29 in all (7 offensive).

Quincy Olivari pitched in for the Musketeers for the matchup. He earned 14 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He converted 4 out of 10 for the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss record of 13-10 so far this season. The Musketeers are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.6 times per contest (28th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Xavier has scored 1,752 pts so far this season (76.2 per contest) and they grab 39.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Musketeers are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which is 258th in college basketball.

The Xavier defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 497) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 15.5 assists and 36.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 343rd and 260th in college hoops. The Musketeers defensively are ranked 200th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.1. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (70th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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