Butler Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (13-17) are on their way to CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Creighton Bluejays (21-9).

The Butler Bulldogs faced Xavier and took a loss by a score of 91-78 in their last contest. Butler wrapped up the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (24 out of 51) and made 12 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 18 of 22 shots for a rate of 81.8%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 27 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. When it comes to the defense, Butler allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 out of 65 shooting. Xavier doled out 15 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Xavier collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Xavier ended up going 88.9% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 18 tries. They also knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 15 while Xavier totaled 18 fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is one guy who was a factor in this game. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played 40 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished 70.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Butler comes into this game with a mark of 13-17 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.0 fouls every game. As a team, Butler is pulling in 35.5 boards per contest and has tallied 427 dimes for the year, which is 151st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 37.0% on 3-point shots (247 of 668) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 74.4 pts per game (170th in the country) on 45.9% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 7.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are 191st in college in giving up assists with 400 conceded on the year. The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.5% (833 of 1,915) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 31.0% from beyond the arc and they are 224th in the nation in PPG allowed (73.4).

When they last played, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 79-61 against Seton Hall. Concerning rebounding, Creighton permitted Seton Hall to get 26 in total (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from downtown by going 6 of 21 and finished the game at 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bluejays permitted Seton Hall to bury 24 out of 67 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8% in this game. Overall, the Bluejays finished 27 out of 43 from the field which gave them a rate of 62.8%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Creighton made 11 out of 21 attempts (52.4%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Seton Hall was called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Bluejays pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this matchup.

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up having an impact for the Bluejays for this game. He totaled 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 69.2%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss mark of 21-9 on the year. The Bluejays have committed 10.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.1 times per game (19th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Creighton has totaled 2,249 points on the campaign (75.0 per game) and they grab 37.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bluejays are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which is 49th in college.

The Bluejays are ranked 84th in the country in points allowed per game with 68.8. They are forcing their opponents into 8.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (30th in Division 1). The Creighton defense concedes 31.6% from downtown (221 of 699) and opponents are converting on 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.6 assists and 34.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 55th and 188th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Creighton and under the total points

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