Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (17-6) will play the Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and took a loss by a final of 70-64 in their last game. Marquette ended the game with a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 of 54) and converted 8 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 12 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 21 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 9 assists for the matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Marquette allowed the other team to go 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. St. John's distributed 13 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, St. John's had 43 boards (18 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. St. John's finished the game at 54.8% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 31 attempts. They made 3 out of their 16 tries from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 24 and St. John's totaled 18 fouls.

Chase Ross is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He recorded 16 points on 4 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He went 30.8% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Marquette will play this game with a win-loss record of 18-5 on the campaign. They average 78.1 pts per game (90th in the nation) while going 44.7% from the field. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.8% on three-point attempts (216 of 659) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is snagging 33.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 320 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 167th in college in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 8.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are surrendering 31.3% from beyond the arc and they are 64th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.5). The Golden Eagles defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (557 of 1,263) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 314th in college hoops in allowing assists with 343 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 80-69 when they faced Providence. The Bluejays recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Providence committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Creighton converted 8 out of 31 attempts (25.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bluejays finished shooting 27 out of 65 from the field which had them at 41.5%. The Bluejays allowed Providence to convert 27 of their 66 tries from the floor which had them at 40.9% for the game. They finished 42.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 26 and ended up shooting 4 out of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Creighton allowed Providence to collect 37 in all (7 offensive).

Ryan Kalkbrenner ended up being a factor for the Bluejays in this contest. He knocked down 13 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and accumulated 12 rebounds. He scored 35 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Creighton has a mark of 17-6 for the year. The Bluejays are committing 10.6 fouls every game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.9 times per game (26th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Creighton has accounted for 1,738 points so far this year (75.6 per contest) and they collect 37.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bluejays are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which ranks 54th in the nation.

The Creighton defense gives up 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (161 of 522) and opponents are converting on 74.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.0 dimes and 34.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 39th and 172nd in those defensive categories. The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 82nd in college in points allowed per contest with 68.3. They are able to force 8.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (42nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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