Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (9-6) are traveling to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will take on the Butler Bulldogs (7-9).

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with Marquette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-71 in their last game. Creighton ended with a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 of 60) and made 7 of their 31 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Bluejays knocked down 16 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 39 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Creighton let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the floor on 29 of 70 shooting. Marquette dished out 13 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Marquette snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Marquette walked away from this one shooting 90.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 11 shots. They buried 11 of their 34 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Bluejays finished with 12 while Marquette finished the game with 16 fouls.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He notched 16 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also pulled down 12 boards. He went 36.4% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Creighton enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-6 on the season. They have an average of 75.1 pts per game (193rd in Division 1) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 34.2% on shots from downtown (149 of 436) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Creighton is snagging 38.4 boards per game and has racked up 257 dimes on the year, which is 46th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 10.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bluejays are forcing 8.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They surrender 31.8% from 3-point land while they are 159th in D-1 in opponents PPG (70.6). The Bluejays defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.4% (408 of 1,011) and they concede 35.5 boards per game as a unit. They are 38th in college in giving up assists with 163 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-65 against Providence. In reference to team rebounding, Butler allowed Providence to collect 40 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 41.7% from distance by shooting 10 out of 24 and ended up shooting 6 out of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Providence to convert 34 of 70 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.6% in the game. When all was said and done, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 23 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Butler knocked down 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. Providence committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed it up 6 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 23 in this contest.

Jahmyl Telfort was important for the Bulldogs in this game. He knocked down 5 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in this contest.

Butler has a mark of 7-9 this year. The Bulldogs are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per game (186th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Butler has scored 1,142 points this season (71.4 per contest) and they pull down 35.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 232nd in the country.

The Butler defense concedes 29.9% on 3-pointers (109 of 364) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.6 dimes and 35.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 78th and 222nd in college. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 158th in the nation in points given up per game with 70.6. They have forced 7.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (59th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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