The Creighton Bluejays head to Assembly Hall to take on the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 19 and will air on BTN.
The Hoosiers come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, thoroughly outplaying Austin Peay 102-76 on Monday. Yogi Ferrell was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting. The Bluejays are coming off a 103-78 win over Texas San Antonio on Tuesday. James Milliken stood out, posting 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists.
This one isn’t expected to be close when Indiana, a substantial 11-point favorite, takes on Creighton. The teams combine to set the Over/Under (O/U) at 161 points. The Hoosiers enter the game with records of 2-0 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Hoosiers have no trouble scoring as they rank 21st in the nation in offense with 95.0 points per game. The Hoosiers are an impressive three-point shooting team with 12.0 made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Indiana’s offense. They are 25th in the nation in assists with an average of 20.0 per game. Turning to the defensive side, the Hoosiers are the 19th-best team in the country at taking the ball away from their opponents, averaging 11.5 steals per game.
Across the court, the season has started off great for the Bluejays, who have an impressive record of 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. Creighton is one of the top shooting teams in the country, making .537 of its shots from the floor. The Bluejays rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the 10th-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the country at 2.18.
Indiana and Creighton will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ind, ATS Winner – Cre, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana’s last 6 games at home.
Indiana is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.
Indiana is one of the top-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 95.0 points per game (ranked 21st). Creighton, on the other hand, allows 74.0 points per game (ranked 219th).
In its last game, Creighton won by a margin of 25 points. Indiana is 2-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Creighton also has a 2-0 record in blowouts.
The Creighton Bluejays rank 21st for their offensive rating of 127.4. The Indiana Hoosiers have a defensive rating of 84.2 (ranked 49th).
The Indiana Hoosiers attempt an average of 27.0 three pointers per game, while the Creighton Bluejays attempt 31.0. When they attempt 20 or more three pointers in a game, both Indiana and Creighton are undefeated at 2-0.
The Creighton Bluejays rank 10th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.18, while the Indiana Hoosiers rank outside the top 100 at 143rd with an A/TO of 1.11.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 24.7% when playing Creighton this season. Indiana is undefeated this season (1-0) when its TO% is 24.7% or higher.
