Creighton Vs Princeton: NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 24, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 20, 2023

The No. 6 seed Creighton Bluejays (23-12) and the No. 15 seed Princeton Tigers (23-8) square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a trip to the Elite Eight of the South Region bracket up for grabs on Friday at KFC Yum! Center, beginning at 9:00 PM. Creighton is a 9.5-point favorite in the contest, which airs on TBS.

Creighton Vs Princeton Betting Lines

Creighton vs Princeton Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Creighton -9.5 140 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Creighton (-9.5)
Total Pick Over (140)

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Creighton Vs Princeton Stat Rankings

Creighton Avg. (Rank) Princeton Avg. (Rank)
76.7 (59th) Points Scored 75.5 (85th)
68.5 (128th) Points Allowed 67.9 (112th)
35.3 (43rd) Rebounds 36.9 (17th)
7.6 (288th) Off. Rebounds 9.1 (177th)
8.8 (48th) 3pt Made 8.5 (69th)
15.8 (26th) Assists 13.3 (165th)
10.9 (80th) Turnovers 11.8 (167th)

Creighton Vs Princeton Betting Trends

  • The Bluejays have 18 wins in 35 games against the spread this season.
  • Creighton has an ATS record of 5-7 as 9.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Bluejays have played 35 games this year, and 16 of them have hit the over.
  • Creighton’s games have had more than 140 points scored on 22 occasions this season.
  • The total for this game is 140, and that’s 5.3 points fewer than the average total in Bluejays games thus far this season.
  • Princeton has 16 wins in 29 games against the spread this season.
  • The Tigers have covered every time (1-0) as a 9.5-point underdog or more this year.
  • This year, 16 of Creighton’s 35 games have gone over the point total.
  • Tigers games have gone over 140 points on 19 occasions this season.
  • The average total for Princeton’s games is 143.5 points, which is 3.5 more than this game’s over/under.

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Creighton Impact Players

  • Baylor Scheierman puts up a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 12.5 points and 3.2 assists, shooting 41.8% from the floor and 35.5% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays at 15.7 points per game, while also putting up 1.2 assists and 6.2 rebounds.
  • Trey Alexander puts up 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Ryan Nembhard paces the Bluejays at 4.8 assists per contest, while also putting up 4 rebounds and 12.4 points.
  • Arthur Kaluma is posting 11.8 points, 1.7 assists and 6 rebounds per game.

Princeton Impact Players

  • Caden Pierce leads the Tigers in rebounding (7.4 per game), and puts up 8.2 points and 1.1 assists. He also posts 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Matt Allocco is putting up 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 46.3% of his shots from the floor and 38.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 treys per contest.
  • The Tigers get 12.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Ryan Langborg.
  • Keeshawn Kellman gives the Tigers 8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest. He also averages 0.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

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