Creighton Bluejays vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The UConn Huskies (13-4) will try to beat the Creighton Bluejays (11-6) at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with Providence and took home the win by a score of 84-64 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 8 and Providence recorded 14 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. Providence ended up going 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of their 9 attempts. Furthermore, Providence had 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Providence dished out 8 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Creighton allowed 38.2% from the floor on 26 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays converted 6 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Creighton finished having earned a 51.6% FG percentage (32 out of 62) and converted 14 of 32 3-point attempts.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He racked up 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He finished 66.7% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Creighton heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-6 on the season. They are averaging 75.9 pts per contest (165th in D-1) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Bluejays are connecting on 34.8% on shots from downtown (171 of 492) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Creighton is collecting 38.1 boards per game and has 288 assists on the season, which is 45th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per game and as a group they commit 10.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bluejays are forcing 8.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 fouls. They rank 51st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 188 conceded on the season. The Bluejays defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (464 of 1,142) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per contest as a group. They give up 31.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 152nd in college in points per game allowed (70.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 68-60 against Georgetown. The Huskies collected 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 in this matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Georgetown had 12 fouls for this game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 10 shots. They were able to make 7 of them for a rate of 70.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, UConn made 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies finished the game shooting 26 out of 56 from the field which had them at 46.4%. The Huskies allowed Georgetown to make 19 out of 49 attempts from the floor which had them at 38.8% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 15 and finished the contest at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When discussing attacking the glass, UConn permitted Georgetown to pull down 28 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Alex Karaban pitched in for the Huskies in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 70.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the contest.

UConn has a mark of 13-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 49.7% from the field, which is ranked 15th in college. UConn has earned 1,393 points so far this year (81.9 per game) and they collect 34.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.5 times per contest (4th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest. The Huskies have committed 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line.

The UConn defense surrenders 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (109 of 284) and their opponents are converting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 9.8 assists and 29.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 6th in the country. The Huskies on defense are ranked 91st in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.1. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (122nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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