Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 12/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Monday, December 22, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Creighton Bluejays (6-5) are welcoming the Utah Tech Trailblazers (6-6) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Monday.

The Utah Tech Trailblazers faced Justice and walked away with a win by a score of 89-48 in their last game. Utah Tech wrapped up the contest with a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 of 59) and converted 10 of their 28 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Trailblazers converted 15 of their 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding the defense, Utah Tech allowed the other team to go 30.2% from the floor on 16 of 53 shooting. Justice distributed 5 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Justice grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Justice finished shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 19 tries. They also knocked down 3 of their 13 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Trailblazers ended up finishing with 17 while Justice accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Noah Bolanga is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. He went 46.7% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Utah Tech enters this game with a win-loss record of 6-6 for the year. They currently have an average of 78.9 points per game (153rd in the nation) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Trailblazers are shooting 29.6% on three-point shots (89 of 301) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah Tech is snagging 36.4 boards per contest and has tallied 169 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 165th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trailblazers are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 133rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 144 relinquished so far this year. The Trailblazers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (312 of 732) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 27.7% on 3-point shots and they are 153rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (71.9).

The last time they took the court, the Creighton Bluejays took home the win by a final score of 98-57 when they faced Xavier. The Bluejays were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. Xavier earned 14 fouls in this contest which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to make 6 of them for a clip of 60.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Creighton knocked down 16 out of 33 tries (48.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Bluejays finished shooting 38 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.3%. The Bluejays allowed Xavier to convert 24 of their 66 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.4% for the game. They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by going 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 3 of 6 from the free throw line (50.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Creighton permitted Xavier to pull down 27 in all (9 offensive).

Austin Swartz ended up being a factor for the Bluejays in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 17 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the matchup.

Creighton has a record of 6-5 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Bluejays are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 173rd in the nation. Creighton has accounted for 844 pts for the season (76.7 per game) and they average 37.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 17.4 times per contest (45th in college) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. The Bluejays commit 13.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Creighton defense gives up 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (72 of 218) and their opponents are making 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.0 dimes and 35.8 boards every game, which ranks them 162nd and 246th in college hoops. The Bluejays on defense are ranked 132nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.2. They are forcing their opponents into 9.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (172nd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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