Houston Christian Huskies vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Christian Huskies vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is the location where the Creighton Bluejays (2-0) will try to defeat the Houston Christian Huskies (1-1) on Wednesday.

The Houston Christian Huskies played Texas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-59 in their last game. Houston Christian wrapped up the game having earned a 35.3% field goal percentage (18 of 51) and made 10 of their 30 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 22 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Houston Christian allowed the other team to shoot 58.1% from the field on 36 of 62 shooting. Texas totaled 16 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Moreover, Texas pulled down 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas ended up going 61.5% from the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 shots. They made 10 of 21 shots from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 12 while Texas finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Julian Mackey is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He scored 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and collected 4 boards. He shot 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Houston Christian enters this contest with a mark of 1-1 this season. They average 72.5 pts per contest (268th in the nation) while connecting on 40.5% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 29.2% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 65) and 68.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston Christian is collecting 37.5 boards per contest and has tallied 22 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 329th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Huskies have forced 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are conceding 38.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 242nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (74.5). The Huskies are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (60 of 123) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 196th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 28 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 96-70 when they faced Fairleigh Dickinson. The Bluejays were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 48 in the game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 2 steals in this game. Fairleigh Dickinson committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of those for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Creighton converted 10 of their 33 tries (30.3%). Overall, the Bluejays ended up shooting 33 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.8%. The Bluejays allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to convert 24 out of their 67 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.8% in this matchup. They finished 37.5% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Creighton permitted Fairleigh Dickinson to snag 27 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Ryan Kalkbrenner was important for the Bluejays for the matchup. He recorded 24 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the game. He made 9 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 90.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are connecting on 53.2% from the field, which ranks them 32nd in the nation. Creighton has totaled 195 points so far this year (97.5 per game) and they grab 44.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per contest (27th in the country) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. The Bluejays are committing 11.5 fouls per contest and they go 85.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bluejays on defense are ranked 282nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 78.0. They are forcing 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (140th in the nation). The Creighton defense allows 39.0% from downtown (23 of 59) and their opposition knocks down 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per contest, which is 167th and 96th in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Creighton and under the total points

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