Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is where the Creighton Bluejays (1-0) will play the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (1-1) on Sunday.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights took the court against Purchase College and went home with a win by a final score of 112-72 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knights ended up with 14 and Purchase College totaled 21 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 41 attempts from distance. Purchase College finished the game shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 8 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Purchase College grabbed 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Purchase College doled out 13 assists and had 9 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Fairleigh Dickinson allowed their opponent to shoot 36.6% from the field on 26 of 71 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knights knocked down 15 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 57.7%. Fairleigh Dickinson walked away from the contest having earned a 60.9% FG percentage (39 of 64) and made 19 of their 33 3-point attempts.

Terrence Brown is a player who was important in the matchup. He went 72.7% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He accumulated 24 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Fairleigh Dickinson enters this contest with a record of 1-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 92.0 points per outing (84th in D-1) while shooting 54.7% from the floor. The Knights are hitting 46.4% on shots from distance (26 of 56) and 60.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Fairleigh Dickinson is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has 27 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 66th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.5 fouls per game.

On defense, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 329th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 29 surrendered on the year. The Knights defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 51.4% (72 of 140) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 347th in college hoops in PPG allowed (92.5).

When they last played, the Creighton Bluejays got the win with a final of 99-86 when they played UT Rio Grande. The Bluejays snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 2 steals in this game. UT Rio Grande earned 20 personal fouls for the game which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 89.7%. In relation to 3-point shots, Creighton converted 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). Overall, the Bluejays ended up shooting 33 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.0%. The Bluejays permitted UT Rio Grande to make 33 of their 77 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.9% in this game. They finished shooting 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 of 35 and finished the contest at 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). With respect to rebounding, Creighton allowed UT Rio Grande to get 32 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Kalkbrenner pitched in for the Bluejays for the contest. He converted 20 out of 22 for the contest giving him a rate of 90.9%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He totaled 49 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in this game.

Creighton has a mark of 1-0 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are shooting 60.0% from the floor, which ranks 14th in college hoops. Creighton has accounted for 99 points on the season (99.0 per game) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.0 times per contest (65th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per game. The Bluejays have committed 11.0 personal fouls per game and they go 89.7% from the free throw line.

The Bluejays on the defensive side of the court are 316th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 86.0. They are able to force 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (217th in college hoops). The Creighton defense allows 40.0% on shots from 3-point land (14 of 35) and their opposition knocks down 60.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 33.0 boards per contest, ranking them 218th and 160th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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