Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (13-6) will try to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (6-13) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates faced off with Marquette and took a loss by a score of 76-59 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pirates walked away with 16 and Marquette accumulated 18 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 27 shots from downtown. Marquette went 72.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 25 tries. On top of that, Marquette had 26 boards (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Marquette doled out 14 dimes and had 18 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Seton Hall allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the field on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pirates buried 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Seton Hall wrapped up the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (21 of 43) and converted 1 of their 11 three-point attempts.

Isaiah Coleman is one player who was a factor for the game. He racked up 27 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and totaled 9 boards. He finished 64.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Seton Hall enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-13 for the year. They currently have an average of 64.2 pts per game (356th in Division 1) while shooting 40.8% from the floor. The Pirates are hitting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (115 of 333) and 66.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Seton Hall is snagging 33.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 215 dimes this year, which has them ranked 322nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pirates are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They surrender 35.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 93rd in the country in PPG allowed (68.5). The Pirates are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (436 of 974) and they concede 32.1 boards per game as a unit. They are 197th in college hoops in giving up assists with 247 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays went home victorious with a score of 73-49 against DePaul. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Creighton allowed DePaul to grab 26 in total (7 offensive). They finished 13.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 of 23 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). The Bluejays allowed DePaul to make 19 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Bluejays ended up going 25 for 48 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.1%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Creighton converted 6 of 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. DePaul was called for 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Bluejays pulled down 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game.

Jamiya Neal pitched in for the Bluejays for this game. He recorded 14 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 13-6 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bluejays are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 74th in the country. Creighton has totaled 1,431 pts for the season (75.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.9 times per contest (32nd in college) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Bluejays commit 10.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Creighton defense allows 30.3% on shots from distance (135 of 446) and their opposition makes 73.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.3 dimes and 34.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 57th and 204th in college. The Bluejays on defense are ranked 107th in the nation in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 8.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (46th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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