Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (20-8) are welcoming the Seton Hall Pirates (18-9) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Wednesday.

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Butler and earned the victory with a final of 76-64 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Pirates left the arena with 15 while Butler accumulated 20 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 33 attempts from 3-point range. Butler finished the game at 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Butler totaled 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Butler doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Seton Hall allowed 38.9% from the field on 21 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pirates made 13 of 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Seton Hall walked away from the contest with a 49.2% FG percentage (29 out of 59) and made 5 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Dre Davis is a guy who came through in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished 69.2% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Seton Hall will take the court with a win-loss mark of 18-9 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 38.4 boards per game and is sitting with 344 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 253rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are hitting 31.6% on shots from distance (150 of 475) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They average 73.3 pts per contest (197th in D-1) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pirates are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 240th in college hoops in giving up assists with 375 conceded this season. The Pirates defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.2% (657 of 1,593) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.5% on three-point shots and they are 97th in college hoops in opponents points per game (68.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-66 against St. John's. The Bluejays earned 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 1 steal in the game. St. John's committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Creighton converted 6 out of their 26 attempts (23.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays went 25 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Bluejays allowed St. John's to convert 34 out of 72 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% for the game. They finished 25.0% from distance by connecting on 2 out of 8 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 10 from the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Creighton permitted St. John's to get 35 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Trey Alexander pitched in for the Bluejays for the game. He converted 12 of 23 for this game for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 31 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Creighton has a record of 20-8 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Bluejays are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks 19th in the nation. Creighton has tallied 2,261 points so far this season (80.8 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per game (18th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Bluejays commit 11.3 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Creighton defense allows 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (159 of 494) and their opponents are converting on 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.4 assists and 33.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 66th and 125th in college hoops. The Bluejays defensively are ranked 107th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.5. They are forcing 7.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (66th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seton Hall

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