Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is the location where the Creighton Bluejays (10-6) will attempt to beat the Providence Friars (9-8) on Tuesday.

The Providence Friars took the court against Seton Hall and notched a win by a score of 91-85 in their last contest. Providence finished having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and knocked down 12 of their 25 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Friars knocked down 23 of 33 shots for a percentage of 69.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to defense, Providence let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the field on 31 out of 69 shooting. Seton Hall dished out 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Seton Hall grabbed 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Seton Hall finished 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 20 tries. They also made 7 of 22 shots from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Friars ended up walking away with 14 while Seton Hall totaled 23 fouls.

Bensley Joseph is someone who came through in this matchup. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes. He saw the court for 26 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He walked away with 28 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Providence comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 9-8 for the year. They are averaging 72.1 pts per contest (254th in the country) on 44.2% from the field. The Friars are hitting 34.6% from downtown (153 of 442) and 69.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Providence is collecting 39.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 203 assists so far this season, which is 288th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Friars are forcing their opponents into 8.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 fouls. They concede 30.1% on shots from distance and they are 103rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.4). The Friars are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (409 of 1,000) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 70th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 187 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays took home the win by a final score of 80-76 against Butler. The Bluejays snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. Butler committed 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Creighton converted 8 out of 24 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bluejays finished shooting 33 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8%. The Bluejays permitted Butler to knock down 30 out of 63 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.6% for the matchup. They finished shooting 32.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing rebounding, Creighton allowed Butler to pull down 30 in total (5 offensive).

Ryan Kalkbrenner was important for the Bluejays for this game. He tallied 26 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He made 11 of 17 for the game giving him a rate of 64.7%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 10-6 for the campaign. The Bluejays are responsible for committing 10.7 fouls per game and they shoot 75.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.1 times per game (33rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. Creighton has scored 1,206 pts on the year (75.4 per game) and they average 38.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bluejays are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 106th in college.

The Creighton defense allows 31.8% on 3-pointers (122 of 384) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.3 dimes and 35.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 57th and 246th in Division 1. The Bluejays defensively are ranked 168th in the country in points allowed per game with 70.9. They have forced 8.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (65th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Creighton and under the total points

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