Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is where the Creighton Bluejays (14-5) will take on the Xavier Musketeers (10-8) on Tuesday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced Georgetown and walked away with a win by a score of 92-91 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Musketeers left the arena with 16 while Georgetown recorded 22 fouls. They buried 11 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Georgetown finished the game at 95.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 21 shots. In addition, Georgetown snagged 34 boards (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgetown distributed 22 assists and had 6 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 30 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 27 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Musketeers buried 20 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 69.0%. Xavier finished the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (32 out of 64) and knocked down 8 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Quincy Olivari is one player who was important for this game. He left the arena with 27 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up going 41.2% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Xavier will take the court with a record of 10-8 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Xavier is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 315 dimes this season, which is 31st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Musketeers are shooting 35.2% from downtown (127 of 361) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.7 pts per contest (119th in the nation) while going 44.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Musketeers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 155th in D-1 in opponents PPG (70.9). The Musketeers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.3% (459 of 1,138) and they surrender 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 330th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 282 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays got the victory with a final of 97-94 against Seton Hall. The Bluejays pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this game. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Seton Hall committed 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bluejays to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of them for a percentage of 73.7%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Creighton converted 13 of 36 tries (36.1%). In all, the Bluejays went 35 out of 82 from the field which had them at 42.7%. The Bluejays permitted Seton Hall to knock down 36 of their 86 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% for the contest. They finished 35.7% from beyond the arc by hitting 5 out of 14 and ended up going 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Creighton permitted Seton Hall to get 52 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up having an impact for the Bluejays for the matchup. He accumulated 28 points in his 54 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 12 of 23 for the contest for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 14-5 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Bluejays are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 43rd in college basketball. Creighton has tallied 1,504 pts for the campaign (79.2 per game) and they pull in 39.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (32nd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per contest. The Bluejays commit 11.1 fouls every game and they go 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense surrenders 30.2% on 3-pointers (101 of 334) and opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 34.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 138th in D-1. The Bluejays on defense are ranked 73rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are able to force 7.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (53rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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