The Arizona State Sun Devils (9-1) and the Creighton Bluejays (6-4) clash in fabulous Las Vegas Monday. The opening tip at Michelob Ultra Arena will be at 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Arizona State vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Arizona State totes a 7-game win streak into this Las Vegas, including a 75-57 win (as a -5 favorite) Wednesday at SMU. ASU held the Mustangs to a 32.7% mark from the field and has allowed a mere 34.4% shooting mark for the season. The Sun Devils’ 59.8 points per game allowed ranks 23rd in the nation.
Creighton is 0-4 since starting the season with 6 straight wins and dropped out of the top 25. The Bluejays last 2 games — against Nebraska (Dec. 4) and BYU (Saturday) — have netted against-the-spread (ATS) losses by a combined 37.5 points. Creighton shot 50% from the floor across its 6 wins; it has shot just 38.8% since.
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Arizona State vs. Creighton odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Arizona State -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Creighton +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona State -3.5 (-105) | Creighton +3.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Arizona State vs. Creighton picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 70, Arizona State 68
Moneyline
Blue Jays C Ryan Kalkbrenner is listed as questionable, and that’s a key for Creighton. The 7-footer is averaging 15.9 PPG and 7.6 rebounds per game.
But CU is a approaching value even if Kalkbrenner does not play. Earlier neutral-site wins against Texas Tech (Nov. 21) and Arkansas (Nov. 22) fit nicely as comps here. And the Bluejays could easily have gone 3-1 in their last 4 contests.
LEAN CREIGHTON +130.
Against the spread
PASS. Look to the O/U for the most value here.
Over/Under
The Under is 5-0 in the Sun Devils’ last 5 games following a straight-up win. And it is 8-2 in the Bluejays’ last 10 games following a straight-up loss.
Both these teams can defend at a high level, and the match-up does not offer up a lot of 3-point or offensive glass or transition spiral. Creighton may be looking to slow down without — or with an illness-hampered — Kalkbrenner.
TAKE THE UNDER 141.5 (-105).
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