Oregon Ducks vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 3/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Oregon (+7)

The Creighton Bluejays (24-9) will go up against the Oregon Ducks (24-11) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Oregon opens this game as 7-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 146.5.

The Oregon Ducks faced South Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 87-73 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Ducks finished with 15 and South Carolina racked up 22 personal fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. South Carolina walked away from this one shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 19 shots. Moreover, South Carolina had 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. South Carolina earned 17 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Oregon let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Ducks converted 24 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Oregon finished with a 59.6% field goal percentage (28 of 47) and buried 7 of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jermaine Couisnard is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 14 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He went 63.6% from the field and totaled 6 dimes.

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Oregon will enter this game with a record of 24-11 for the season. They average 75.7 pts per game (114th in the nation) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Ducks are connecting on 33.8% on three-point shots (256 of 757) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Oregon is snagging 34.1 boards per game and has 484 assists this season, which is 85th in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Ducks have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 279th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 455 conceded on the campaign. The Ducks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (899 of 1,984) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 34.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 181st in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 77-60 when they played Akron. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Creighton permitted Akron to pull down 26 in total (9 offensive). They went 21.4% from distance by connecting on 6 of 28 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Bluejays allowed Akron to make 25 of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays finished 26 out of 46 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.5%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Creighton converted 10 out of 17 tries (58.8%). They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Akron was called for 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, but weren't able to record a steal. The Bluejays corralled 32 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game.

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up being a major contributor for the Bluejays for this game. He accumulated 23 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this contest. He made 9 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 64.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 24-9 this season. The Bluejays commit 11.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.9 times per contest (18th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. Creighton has 2,654 pts this season (80.4 per contest) and they pull in 37.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bluejays are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the country.

The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 102nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.4. They have forced 7.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (68th in D-1). The Creighton defense allows 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (191 of 603) and their opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.3 assists and 33.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 55th and 90th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton (-7)

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