Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (15-14) will try to defeat the Creighton Bluejays (14-16) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with Providence and took a loss by a final of 79-76 in their last game. Creighton wrapped up the game with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and buried 9 out of their 27 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays converted 15 of 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. With respect to defense, Creighton allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the field on 32 of 63 shooting. Providence doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Providence grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Providence finished shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 8 tries. They converted 8 out of their 19 tries from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Bluejays walked away with 9 and Providence recorded 16 personal fouls.

Austin Swartz is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He shot 50.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played for 25 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Creighton will enter this contest with a record of 14-16 this year. They average 75.6 points per outing (192nd in Division 1) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor. The Bluejays are connecting on 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (297 of 850) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Creighton is collecting 35.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 464 assists on the year, which has them ranked 79th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bluejays have forced 9.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 233rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (75.7). The Bluejays defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (865 of 1,891) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 280th in the country in allowing assists with 437 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 82-73 when they faced Villanova. The Bulldogs were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. Villanova had 19 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.5%. Concerning 3-point shots, Butler converted 3 of their 13 tries (23.1%). When the game finished, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 24 for 53 from the field which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Bulldogs allowed Villanova to convert 31 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.3% from distance by connecting on 10 of 32 and ended up shooting 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to rebounding, Butler allowed Villanova to collect 24 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Michael Ajayi pitched in for the Bulldogs for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 15-14 on the year. The Bulldogs are committing 15.4 fouls every game and they go 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per contest (91st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. Butler has totaled 2,319 points on the campaign (80.0 per game) and they grab 37.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which is 178th in college hoops.

The Butler defense surrenders 32.9% from downtown (225 of 684) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.3 assists and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 304th and 170th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs are ranked 276th in college in PPG given up with 77.3. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (273rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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