Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (10-4) will go up against the Providence Friars (11-3) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.

The Providence Friars played Seton Hall and took a loss by a final of 61-57 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Friars walked away with 13 and Seton Hall accounted for 16 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, Seton Hall totaled 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Seton Hall earned 6 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Providence allowed 36.2% from the floor on 21 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Friars converted 13 of 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Providence ended the game with a 37.0% field goal percentage (20 of 54) and converted 4 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Josh Oduro is someone who came through in this contest. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 34 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Providence steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 11-3 this season. They are averaging 73.9 points per contest (205th in the country) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Friars are connecting on 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (112 of 344) and 69.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Providence is grabbing 38.5 boards per contest and has totaled 199 assists on the campaign, which ranks 141st in college basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Friars have forced 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 6th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 conceded on the year. The Friars defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.9% (323 of 853) and they surrender 34.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 30.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 35th in college basketball in PPG allowed (63.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 77-60 when they faced Georgetown. Concerning rebounding, Creighton permitted Georgetown to grab 21 in all (7 on the offensive side). They went 36.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 19 and ended up going 7 of 8 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Bluejays permitted Georgetown to make 23 of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.3% for the game. When the game finished, the Bluejays finished 33 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.9%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Creighton knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to make 3 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. Georgetown committed 10 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 3 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. The Bluejays snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the matchup.

Trey Alexander ended up being a factor for the Bluejays in this matchup. He totaled 25 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 11 of 17 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Creighton has a record of 10-4 so far this year. The Bluejays are responsible for committing 10.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.4 times per contest (28th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. Creighton has totaled 1,140 points this season (81.4 per game) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bluejays are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in college basketball.

The Creighton defense surrenders 29.6% from downtown (76 of 257) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.1 dimes and 31.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 27th and 32nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Bluejays on defense are ranked 89th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.6. They are forcing 7.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (102nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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