An early season battle is set for Thursday night when the UC Riverside Highlanders (1-1, 1-1 away) visit the Creighton Bluejays (3-0, 3-0 home). This should be a blowout, on paper, but these early season non-conference games give us unexpected results. Below is my college basketball pick for UC Riverside vs Creighton.
UC Riverside as Creighton Betting Pick
This game will be played at CHI Health Center Omaha at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Why Bet Creighton -18
✅ Creighton is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games overall.
✅ UC Riverside struggles early in the season as they are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven November games.
✅ A fun stat here: Creighton are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games played on a Thursday.
NCAABB
UC Riverside Highlanders
Creighton Bluejays
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
UCRVS | Advanced Game Stats | CREIGH |
---|---|---|
67.7 | Pace | 67.9 |
104.0 | Off.Rate | 100.7 |
.285 | FTr | .162 |
.426 | 3PAr | .272 |
.499 | TS% | .490 |
51.0 | TRB% | 46.9 |
53.0 | AST% | 41.0 |
8.3 | STL% | 8.8 |
3.8 | BLK% | 9.1 |
.464 | eFG% | .464 |
11.9 | TOV% | 9.8 |
31.1 | ORB% | 24.6 |
.204 | TF/FGA | .128 |
Defense/Offense
UCRVS | Advanced Game Stats | CREIGH |
---|---|---|
67.7 | Pace | 67.9 |
105.9 | Off.Rate | 116.3 |
.343 | FTr | .245 |
.332 | 3PAr | .489 |
.554 | TS% | .600 |
49.0 | TRB% | 53.1 |
52.2 | AST% | 58.6 |
6.7 | STL% | 5.7 |
10.0 | BLK% | 8.6 |
.521 | eFG% | .575 |
14.6 | TOV% | 13.6 |
25.0 | ORB% | 25.9 |
.247 | TF/FGA | .191 |
Betting Trends
UCRVS | Betting Trends | CREIGH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
71.33 | Avg Score | 87.33 |
76.33 | Avg Opp Score | 62 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
71.33 | Avg Score | 87.33 |
76.33 | Avg Opp Score | 62 |
UCRVS | Betting Trends | CREIGH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
72.2 | Avg Score | 81.2 |
74.8 | Avg Opp Score | 66.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
72.2 | Avg Score | 79.2 |
74.8 | Avg Opp Score | 62.8 |
UCRVS | Betting Trends | CREIGH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
74.9 | Avg Score | 73.7 |
74 | Avg Opp Score | 63.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-5-2 |
67.8 | Avg Score | 74.9 |
70.2 | Avg Opp Score | 66.1 |
Head to Head
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UC Riverside Highlanders
Last time out, UC Riverside visited Loyola Marymount and used a big second half to earn an 81-79 win. Loyola Marymount came out firing in this one and led 52-34 at the half. The Highlanders must have had a good halftime talk as they woke and won the second half by 20 to win the game. The Highlanders were six-point underdogs in this one.
Zyon Pullin went off for 23 points, three rebounds, six assists, one steal, and two blocks on the night. Flynn Cameron added 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the win.
After two games, Cal Riverside is scoring 73.5 points per game, shooting 44.9% from the field, and assisting on 10.0 made shots. The Highlanders are allowing 80.5 points, grabbing 40.5 rebounds, blocking 3.0 shots, and stealing the ball 5.5 times
Creighton Bluejays
Creighton continued their strong start to the season with a 94-65 home win over Holy Cross. This game was over from the start as the Bluejays scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back. The Bluejays won the first half 52-27 and relaxed a bit in the second to win by just a four-point margin. Creighton missed covering the 30-point spread by just one point.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led Creighton with 22 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and three blocks. Ryan Nembhard added five points and 12 rebounds in the win. After three games, Creighton is scoring 87.3 points per game, shooting 49.5% from the field, and assisting on 20.0 made shots. The Bluejays are allowing 62.0