DePaul Blue Demons vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: DePaul Blue Demons vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is the location where the Creighton Bluejays (15-5) will go up against the DePaul Blue Demons (3-16) on Saturday.

The DePaul Blue Demons stepped onto the hardwood against Marquette and took a loss by a score of 86-73 in their last contest. DePaul finished the game with a 47.3% FG percentage (26 out of 55) and converted 11 out of their 24 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Blue Demons made 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 24 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to the defense, DePaul let their opponent shoot 54.5% from the floor on 30 of 55 shooting. Marquette recorded 20 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Marquette snagged 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marquette ended up going 91.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 12 attempts. They converted 15 out of their 33 shots from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Blue Demons ended up with 13 and Marquette accumulated 15 fouls.

Jalen Terry is a player who was a major factor in this game. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 38 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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DePaul enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 3-16 on the season. They have an average of 65.6 pts per game (341st in the country) on 43.4% from the field. The Blue Demons are connecting on 34.9% on three-point shots (125 of 358) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, DePaul is grabbing 29.8 boards per game and has racked up 252 assists on the year, which is 199th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Blue Demons are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are ranked 344th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 298 conceded this season. The Blue Demons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.5% (537 of 1,131) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 37.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 337th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (78.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays took home the win by a final score of 85-78 when they faced Xavier. The Bluejays collected 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. Xavier earned 19 fouls in the game which took the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 72.0%. In terms of three-point shots, Creighton converted 11 out of 28 tries (39.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Bluejays ended up going 28 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1%. The Bluejays allowed Xavier to convert 29 out of 71 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.8% in this contest. They went 33.3% from distance by going 7 out of 21 and finished the contest at 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Creighton permitted Xavier to pull down 36 in all (10 offensive).

Trey Alexander ended up having an impact for the Bluejays in the game. He scored 27 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this contest. He buried 10 out of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss mark of 15-5 on the season. The Bluejays are committing 11.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest. Creighton has tallied 1,589 points so far this season (79.5 per game) and they collect 39.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are connecting on 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 40th in Division 1.

The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court are 81st in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.5. They are forcing their opponents into 7.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (52nd in Division 1). The Creighton defense allows 30.4% on 3-pointers (108 of 355) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 10.2 dimes and 34.5 boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 156th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take DePaul

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