Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: FS1

The Creighton Bluejays (4-0) will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Friday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced St. Mary's and ended up losing by a score of 77-74 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up finishing with 19 and St. Mary's finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They made 11 of 23 tries from 3-point land. St. Mary's finished the contest at 56.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 25 tries. In addition, St. Mary's snagged 27 rebounds (14 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. St. Mary's distributed 14 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. When discussing the defense, Nebraska allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers converted 25 of 29 shots for a rate of 86.2%. Nebraska finished the game having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 49) and converted 5 of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Brice Williams is a player who came through for this game. He ended up scoring 28 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Nebraska heads into this one with a record of 3-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a team, Nebraska is pulling down 40.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 50 assists this year, which is 304th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Cornhuskers are hitting 25.6% on three-point shots (22 of 86) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.5 points per contest (185th in Division 1) while shooting 42.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game while drawing 23.0 fouls. They currently rank 102nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 48 conceded on the campaign. The Cornhuskers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.3% (95 of 242) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.4% on 3-point shots while they are 86th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.5).

For their last game, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 79-56 when they played UMKC. The Bluejays earned 40 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. UMKC committed 11 fouls in this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. With respect to three-point attempts, Creighton converted 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). In all, the Bluejays shot 30 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. The Bluejays allowed UMKC to convert 22 of their 75 tries from the floor which had them at 29.3% in this matchup. They shot 24.2% from downtown by going 8 out of 33 and ended up going 4 out of 4 at the free throw line (100.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, Creighton allowed UMKC to pull down 33 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Jackson McAndrew was important for the Bluejays in this matchup. He totaled 15 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 4 out of 5 for this game for a rate of 80.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 4-0 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bluejays are shooting 52.3% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in the country. Creighton has accounted for 352 pts so far this year (88.0 per contest) and they collect 45.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.3 times per game (16th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. The Bluejays are committing 9.3 fouls every game and they connect on 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 57th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.8. They are forcing 10.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 33.4% from the field (6th in D-1). The Creighton defense gives up 28.3% on 3-point shots (36 of 127) and their opponents are making 80.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 33.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 77th and 136th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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