I look for the score tonight to be similar to the 86-60 beating tulsa endured at wichita state. creighton plays at a quicker pace and is more proficient offensively and not quite as tenacious on D as WSU. lean creighton here as well just don't like that it's climbed to -20
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I look for the score tonight to be similar to the 86-60 beating tulsa endured at wichita state. creighton plays at a quicker pace and is more proficient offensively and not quite as tenacious on D as WSU. lean creighton here as well just don't like that it's climbed to -20
There isn’t much to not like about the Creighton offense.
They enter tonight with the 6th best offensive efficiency in the
country scoring 1.155 points per possession. This is aided by shooting 56.8% on
2PA and an amazing 41.5% from behind the arc – 4th best in the
country. What makes this more impressive is the fact that almost 40% of their
shots are three point attempts. So not only are they taking 3’s, they are
making them at an incredible clip. Certainly an impressive offense – but it’s even
more impressive at home where they average 1.22 points per possession!
All this and we haven’t even mentioned POY candidate
McDermott, who has taken his game to an entirely new level as the calendar has turned
the page to December – 23 pt/6reb/3asst vs St. Joes, 27/4/2 @ Nebraska, 30/6/4
vs Akron, and most recently 34/9/0 @ Cal. With both teams averaging over the
national average of 67.1 possessions per game, there is no reason to not expect
the Bluejays to approach the 80 point plateau.
And although the Creighton defense has shown great improvements
since last year (#178 to #41), I believe the style of play tonight should allow
for Tulsa to have enough opportunity to get the ~60 points we need to get this
total over. Why? It’s two factors. First, they’ve shown a penchant to run with
the four teams that play at above average pace that they’ve faced this year
(none of these games had <70 possessions, 73.5 average). Creighton fits this
mold. Secondly, they get to the FT line. They rank 13th nationally
in FTA/FGA; and almost a quarter of their offense comes from the charity stripe
(28th nationally). So although they may struggle shooting the ball
at times tonight vs a stingy Bluejay D, there should be opportunities to get
points from the line – and scoring when no time is coming off of the clock is
always nice when backing an over.
Could this go under? Of course it could. But I see the game
flow tonight going much as it did when Tulsa matched up with another MVC
opponent Wichita St earlier this season – a game that saw an 86-60 final on 70
possessions.
Good luck if you decide to make a play
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There isn’t much to not like about the Creighton offense.
They enter tonight with the 6th best offensive efficiency in the
country scoring 1.155 points per possession. This is aided by shooting 56.8% on
2PA and an amazing 41.5% from behind the arc – 4th best in the
country. What makes this more impressive is the fact that almost 40% of their
shots are three point attempts. So not only are they taking 3’s, they are
making them at an incredible clip. Certainly an impressive offense – but it’s even
more impressive at home where they average 1.22 points per possession!
All this and we haven’t even mentioned POY candidate
McDermott, who has taken his game to an entirely new level as the calendar has turned
the page to December – 23 pt/6reb/3asst vs St. Joes, 27/4/2 @ Nebraska, 30/6/4
vs Akron, and most recently 34/9/0 @ Cal. With both teams averaging over the
national average of 67.1 possessions per game, there is no reason to not expect
the Bluejays to approach the 80 point plateau.
And although the Creighton defense has shown great improvements
since last year (#178 to #41), I believe the style of play tonight should allow
for Tulsa to have enough opportunity to get the ~60 points we need to get this
total over. Why? It’s two factors. First, they’ve shown a penchant to run with
the four teams that play at above average pace that they’ve faced this year
(none of these games had <70 possessions, 73.5 average). Creighton fits this
mold. Secondly, they get to the FT line. They rank 13th nationally
in FTA/FGA; and almost a quarter of their offense comes from the charity stripe
(28th nationally). So although they may struggle shooting the ball
at times tonight vs a stingy Bluejay D, there should be opportunities to get
points from the line – and scoring when no time is coming off of the clock is
always nice when backing an over.
Could this go under? Of course it could. But I see the game
flow tonight going much as it did when Tulsa matched up with another MVC
opponent Wichita St earlier this season – a game that saw an 86-60 final on 70
possessions.
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