Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Cintas Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

Cintas Center is the location where the Xavier Musketeers (18-10) will go up against the Creighton Bluejays (20-8) on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays took the court against DePaul and notched a win by a score of 75-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 13 while DePaul accounted for 17 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 22 shots from distance. DePaul walked away from this one shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 11 shots. Furthermore, DePaul grabbed 19 rebounds (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. DePaul totaled 11 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Creighton let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists in the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays knocked down 8 of 15 shots for a percentage of 53.3%. Creighton finished the game having earned a 51.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 56) and converted 9 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Ryan Kalkbrenner is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He went 70.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also collected 13 rebounds. He notched 25 points on 12 of 17 shooting.

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Creighton will enter this contest with a mark of 20-8 for the campaign. They average 75.3 points per contest (140th in D-1) while connecting on 47.2% from the floor. The Bluejays are connecting on 33.8% on three-point attempts (266 of 788) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Creighton is snagging 38.0 boards per game and is sitting with 473 assists for the season, which is 25th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 11.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bluejays have forced 8.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 36th in D-1 in giving up assists with 314 conceded so far this year. The Bluejays defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.2% (740 of 1,839) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 31.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 81st in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.6).

The last time they took the court, the Xavier Musketeers got the victory with a final of 73-66 when they played Seton Hall. Concerning cleaning the glass, Xavier allowed Seton Hall to snag 22 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 26.7% from downtown by hitting 4 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Musketeers permitted Seton Hall to knock down 23 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.8% for the contest. In all, the Musketeers went 20 out of 41 from the field which had them shooting 48.8%. In terms of three-point shots, Xavier buried 8 of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.8%. Seton Hall was called for 25 personal fouls in this game which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Musketeers were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Ryan Conwell ended up being a factor for the Musketeers in this contest. He buried 5 out of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 31 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Xavier has a mark of 18-10 on the campaign. The Musketeers are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per game while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per contest (30th in the country) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Xavier has accounted for 2,160 points on the season (77.1 per game) and they pull in 33.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Musketeers are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which is ranked 121st in college.

The Musketeers on defense are ranked 139th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.4. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (194th in D-1). The Xavier defense allows 32.6% on three-point shots (191 of 585) and opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.2 dimes and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 270th and 79th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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