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The Creighton Bluejays (9-5, 2-1 Big East) head to Milwaukee to face the No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0) Friday. Tip-off from Fiserv Forum is set for 9 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Creighton vs. Marquette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Creighton pushed as a 1-point home favorite in a 57-56 win over St. John’s New Year’s Eve for its second win in a row. G Steven Ashworth scored a game-high 18 points, going 4-for-10 from downtown. He has 17+ points in 6 straight games. After a 4-0 start to the season, the Jays won 3 in a row, lost 3 in a row, won 2 and then lost 2 heading into this game.
Marquette has won 3 straight, recently earning a 78-50 New Year’s Eve victory at Providence. The Golden Eagles covered as 6.5-point favorites, snapping a 3-game drought ATS. G Kam Jones had 18 points, 10 assists and 3 steals. He has gone for 18+ in 5 straight.
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Creighton at Marquette odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 4:36 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Creighton +400 (bet $100 to win $400) | Marquette -550 (bet $550 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Creighton +9.5 (+100) | Marquette -9.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 146.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Creighton at Marquette picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 81, Creighton 76
Moneyline
There’s no play here. Creighton (+400) is 0-2 in true road games, and Marquette (-550) is 8-0 at home. But we’re not paying -550 for the Eagles to hold court at home.
Instead, BET STEVEN ASHWORTH OVER 16.5 POINTS (-125). As mentioned, he has 17+ in 6 consecutive games.
Against the spread
I like the Bluejays to keep it close enough to cash a CREIGHTON +9.5 (+100) ticket. The Bluejays aren’t that far off from this Golden Eagles squad. They average 75.4 points per game to the Golden Eagles’ 80.5. Plus, the Jays are 31st in the nation with 10.1 three-pointers per game, according to NCAA.com. The Jays score at all 3 levels, but the Eagles at home moves the needle in their favor straight up.
Over/Under
Both teams are 4-6 O/U in their last 10 games, respectively. The last head-to-head matchup came last March at Creighton with an 89-75 win for the home side, which covered as an 8-point favorite. The Jays will need to outshoot Marquette from long range to stay in this, and I can see it being a bit of a shootout.
BET OVER 146.5 (-105).
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