Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (11-11) are hosting the Creighton Bluejays (16-6) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and notched a win by a score of 62-60 in their last contest. Creighton ended the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (24 of 51) and converted 6 out of their 26 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays buried 8 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. With respect to defending, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 out of 58 shooting. Villanova doled out 7 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. On top of that, Villanova grabbed 25 rebounds (0 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Villanova shot 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 12 attempts. They also knocked down 3 of 17 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Bluejays finished with 14 while Villanova recorded 16 personal fouls.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up with 22 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and totaled 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 81.8% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Creighton will play this contest with a mark of 16-6 for the season. They have an average of 75.4 points per game (157th in college) while going 47.9% from the field. The Bluejays are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (213 of 611) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 37.4 boards per game and has earned 375 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 25th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 10.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bluejays are forcing 8.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 fouls. They give up 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 83rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.3). The Bluejays are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.5% (583 of 1,441) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 37th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 241 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Providence Friars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-66 when they faced St. John's. The Friars were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup. They coughed it up 17 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. St. John's had 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of them for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Providence knocked down 12 of 28 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Friars ended up going 24 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Friars permitted St. John's to knock down 26 of their 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.2% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 9 of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). When talking about rebounding, Providence permitted St. John's to pull down 28 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Jabri Abdur-Rahim ended up having an impact for the Friars in the game. He accumulated 27 points in his 33 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He converted 9 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and added 7 rebounds.

Providence has a win-loss record of 11-11 this year. The Friars have committed 17.9 fouls per game while shooting 70.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per contest (293rd in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Providence has totaled 1,575 points on the season (71.6 per game) and they snag 38.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Friars are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 229th in the country.

The Friars are ranked 109th in the nation in PPG allowed with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 9.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (87th in college hoops). The Providence defense surrenders 30.5% on 3-pointers (137 of 449) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.3 dimes and 32.9 rebounds per contest, ranking them 51st and 96th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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