Creighton vs North Dakota State 11/30/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Dakota State Bison will travel to the CHI Health Center Omaha to take on the Creighton Bluejays this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The North Dakota State Bison won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 4-2 on the season after defeating the Idaho Vandals, 90-73, this past Saturday. North Dakota State had no trouble generating offense against Idaho and easily cruised to victory in the 2^nd half after going into halftime with a 42-24 lead. North Dakota State shot 52.2% from the field & 15.8% from beyond the arc while holding Idaho to just 38.9% shooting from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. North Dakota State outrebounded Idaho by a 42-41 margin and won the turnover battle by a 11-6 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Bison was Rocky Kreuser who had a double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 block.

On the season, North Dakota State is averaging 66.5 ppg on 40.2% shooting from the field. The Bison are averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game on 29.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, North Dakota State has been led by Rocky Kreuser (15.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 apg), Grant Nelson (11.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 bpg), Jarius Cook (10.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg), & Tyree Eady (6.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg).

Defensively, North Dakota State is allowing their opponents to average 64.7 ppg on 40.9% shooting from the field. The Bison have a rebound margin of 2.0 and a turnover margin of -1.8.

The Creighton Bluejays won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 6-1 on the season after defeating the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, 70-65, this past Saturday. Creighton trailed by a 42-30 margin at halftime, however, the Bluejays dominated the Cougars on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half and was able to pick up the victory after closing out the final 5:07 of regulation on a 11-0 run. Creighton shot 44.1% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc while allowing SIU Edwardsville to shoot 43.1% from the field & 6.7% from beyond the arc. Creighton was outrebounded SIU Edwardsville by a 39-35 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 13-12 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Bluejays was Ryan Hawkins who had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, & 5 steals.

On the season, Creighton is averaging 73.3 ppg on 50.0% shooting from the field. The Bluejays are averaging 6.0 three-pointers per game on 30.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Creighton has been led by Ryan Nembhard (13.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.6 spg), Ryan Hawkins (13.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 spg), Ryan Kalkbrenner (12.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 bpg), & Alex O’Connell (12.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.6 spg).

Defensively, Creighton is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 ppg on 40.0% shooting from the field. The Bluejays have a rebound margin of 6.4 and a turnover margin of -3.9.

The Bison are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Tuesday games and just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bluejays are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games, however, are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.

North Dakota State was able to pick up some needed wins at home over the past week, however, beating Tarleton State & Idaho, isn’t the biggest accomplishment and it’s concerning seeing the Bison struggle so much on the offensive end this season as they currently rank just 275^th in scoring offense & 298^th in FG%. Creighton needed a strong 2^nd half to beat SIU Edwardsville which is also a bit concerning, however, the Bluejays have some solid wins on the season against Nebraska & Southern Illinois and as they have been decent on both ends of the court this season and should have an advantage down low in this one, I think Creighton pulls away in the 2^nd half in this one and covers this spread. Good Luck!