Creighton Bluejays vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

The Oregon Ducks (7-0) will try to defeat the Creighton Bluejays (4-3) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced Texas A&M and took a loss by a score of 77-73 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 17 and Texas A&M finished the game with 18 fouls. They also buried 5 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Texas A&M shot 69.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Texas A&M totaled 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas A&M doled out 8 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Creighton allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the field on 28 out of 71 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays made 14 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Creighton ended the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and knocked down 13 of their 37 three-point attempts.

Pop Isaacs is one player who was important for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and earned 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. He scored 25 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Creighton comes into this contest with a mark of 4-3 on the season. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 11.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Creighton is pulling down 42.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 121 dimes so far this season, which is 56th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bluejays are shooting 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (66 of 221) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They average 77.3 pts per game (165th in college hoops) while going 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays have forced 9.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are 68th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 71 relinquished this season. The Bluejays defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.3% (179 of 480) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 29.0% from beyond the arc while they are 121st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Oregon Ducks got the victory with a final of 78-68 against San Diego State. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Oregon permitted San Diego State to collect 22 in total (4 offensive). They shot 31.6% from distance by going 6 out of 19 and ended up shooting 4 of 8 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Ducks permitted San Diego State to make 29 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% for this game. When all was said and done, the Ducks finished the game shooting 25 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. In the matter of shots from distance, Oregon converted 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 69.2%. San Diego State was called for 21 fouls in the game which got the Ducks to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Ducks pulled down 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game.

TJ Bamba ended up being a factor for the Ducks for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 assists in the matchup.

Oregon has a mark of 7-0 on the season. The Ducks commit 17.3 fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.7 times per contest (52nd in D-1) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. Oregon has accounted for 568 points for the campaign (81.1 per game) and they average 39.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Ducks are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 124th in the nation.

The Oregon defense gives up 29.5% from downtown (54 of 183) and their opponents are making 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.1 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is 128th and 123rd in D-1. The Ducks defensively are ranked 94th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 66.9. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (63rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oregon

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