St. John's Red Storm vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The St. John's Red Storm (11-2) are on their way to CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday where they will meet the Creighton Bluejays (8-5).

The St. John's Red Storm faced off with Delaware and notched a win by a score of 97-76 in their last game. St. John's finished the game with a 60.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 64) and converted 8 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Red Storm converted 11 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defense, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 31 out of 63 shooting. Delaware doled out 17 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Delaware totaled 18 rebounds (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Delaware finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 4 of 6 shots. They also buried 10 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Red Storm left the arena with 12 and Delaware finished the game with 17 fouls.

Deivon Smith is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and distributed 8 assists. He played for 33 mins played and also collected 13 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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St. John's will take the court with a mark of 11-2 on the year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, St. John's is grabbing 41.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 221 assists for the campaign, which is 42nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Red Storm are hitting 33.2% from downtown (91 of 274) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. They average 84.8 points per game (28th in the nation) while hitting 48.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Red Storm are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 149th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 160 surrendered on the year. The Red Storm defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.1% (317 of 771) and they surrender 33.5 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 34.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 110th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (68.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 86-79 against Villanova. The Bluejays collected 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 1 steal for the matchup. Villanova committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 71.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, Creighton buried 14 of 25 attempts (56.0%). When the game finished, the Bluejays ended up shooting 31 for 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.4%. The Bluejays allowed Villanova to make 32 out of 64 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% in the matchup. They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 7 of 9 from the charity stripe (77.8%). Regarding how they rebounded, Creighton permitted Villanova to pull down 28 in all (8 offensive).

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up having an impact for the Bluejays in the matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 10 of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 8-5 on the year. As an offensive team, the Bluejays are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 95th in college. Creighton has accounted for 998 pts for the year (76.8 per game) and they pull down 38.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per game (35th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Bluejays are committing 10.8 personal fouls every game and they go 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 181st in Division 1 in PPG given up with 71.1. They are forcing 8.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (68th in college). The Creighton defense concedes 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (101 of 316) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.9 assists and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 49th and 230th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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