St. John's Red Storm vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. John's Red Storm vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: fuboTV

CHI Health Center Omaha is the location where the Creighton Bluejays (11-8) will take on the St. John's Red Storm (13-7) on Wednesday.

The St. John's Red Storm faced off with Villanova and took a loss by a final of 57-49 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Red Storm ended up finishing with 14 and Villanova totaled 14 fouls. They made 8 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. Villanova ended up going 78.6% at the free throw line by making 11 of 14 shots. Additionally, Villanova pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Villanova dished out 9 dimes and had 13 steals for this game. Concerning defending, St. John's allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Red Storm made 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. St. John's ended the contest having earned a 32.1% FG percentage (18 out of 56) and made 3 of their 12 3-point attempts.

Joel Soriano is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He shot 36.4% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also grabbed 16 boards. He accounted for 14 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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St. John's will enter this contest with a mark of 13-7 this year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, St. John's is pulling down 39.8 boards per game and has accounted for 306 assists for the season, which has them ranked 61st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Storm are connecting on 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc (116 of 369) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They average 77.8 points per contest (55th in D-1) while hitting 46.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Red Storm are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They are ranked 251st in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 272 conceded on the year. The Red Storm defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (515 of 1,196) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 245th in the country in points per game allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Creighton Bluejays got the win with a final of 73-52 against Butler. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Creighton allowed Butler to pull down 21 in all (2 offensive). They finished the game shooting 57.1% from distance by shooting 8 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 5 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bluejays allowed Butler to convert 20 of 58 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 34.5% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Bluejays went 30 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Creighton buried 7 of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a rate of 85.7%. Butler was called for 11 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Bluejays pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the contest.

Ryan Nembhard ended up being a major contributor for the Bluejays for the contest. He made 5 out of 9 for the contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 11 rebounds. He had 12 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this game.

Creighton has a win-loss record of 11-8 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bluejays are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 70th in the country. Creighton has totaled 1,450 points for the campaign (76.3 per game) and they collect 37.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (33rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Bluejays are committing 13.2 fouls per contest and they hit 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense surrenders 33.7% on 3-point shots (121 of 359) and their opposition makes 72.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.9 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 206th and 186th in college basketball. The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 147th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 67.9. They have forced 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (125th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. John's

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