Creighton Bluejays vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Creighton (+9)

Rupp Arena is the location where the Auburn Tigers (29-5) will meet the Creighton Bluejays (25-10) on Saturday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Auburn opens this game as 9-point favorites. The total is set at 150.

The Creighton Bluejays played Louisville and took home the win by a score of 89-75 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 11 while Louisville recorded 18 personal fouls. They buried 8 of 29 tries from 3-point land. Louisville finished 87.5% from the free throw line by burying 7 of their 8 tries. Additionally, Louisville snagged 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville recorded 10 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 30 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays made 14 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Creighton ended the contest with a 57.1% FG percentage (32 of 56) and made 11 of their 24 3-point attempts.

Jamiya Neal is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 29 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also pulled down 12 boards. He went 68.8% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Creighton enters this game with a mark of 25-10 this year. They have an average of 75.6 points per outing (126th in the country) while going 47.7% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 34.2% from downtown (332 of 971) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 37.7 boards per game and has totaled 598 assists this year, which is 5th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group they commit 10.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays are able to force 7.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 111th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 408 surrendered on the season. The Bluejays are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (949 of 2,300) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 104th in the country in PPG from their opponents (69.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-63 when they faced Alabama State. The Tigers were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. Alabama State committed 27 fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to make 18 of those for a clip of 56.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Auburn made 11 of 35 tries (31.4%). When the game finished, the Tigers shot 27 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0%. The Tigers permitted Alabama State to make 23 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 24.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 25 and finished the game at 11 out of 19 at the charity stripe (57.9%). In relation to team rebounding, Auburn permitted Alabama State to snag 33 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Miles Kelly was important for the Tigers in the matchup. He tallied 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 8 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

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Auburn has a mark of 29-5 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 24th in Division 1. Auburn has scored 2,850 pts so far this season (83.8 per game) and they pull down 37.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.5 times per game (29th in the country) and they turn it over 9.3 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 94th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (35th in college hoops). The Auburn defense concedes 29.0% on shots from distance (199 of 686) and opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 9.4 assists and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 3rd and 118th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Creighton (+9)

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