The No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats (25-7, 16-4 Big East) and the No. 4 seed Creighton Bluejays (23-10, 12-7 Big East) will look to advance in the Big East tournament on Saturday as they meet in the conference tournament at 6:30 PM. Villanova is listed as a 6.5-point favorite to win this contest and advance closer to an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Villanova’s record against the spread this season is 15-15-2, and Creighton’s is 16-13-2. A total of 16 out of the Wildcats’ 32 games this season have hit the over, and 12 of the Bluejays’ 32 games have gone over. The two teams average 140.8 points per game, 11.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Villanova is 3-5-2 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its past 10 contests, while Creighton has gone 6-2-2 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
Ahead of watching this Big East matchup, here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s college hoops action.
Creighton at Villanova odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Villanova -6.5
- Total: 129.5
- Moneyline: Villanova -282, Creighton +230
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Creighton at Villanova odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Villanova 71, Creighton 68
Moneyline
- The Wildcats are 24-3 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 88.9% of those games).
- Villanova has an 18-2 record (winning 90% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -282 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Wildcats a 73.8% chance to win.
- This season, the Bluejays have been the underdog 16 times and won 10, or 62.5%, of those games.
- This season, Creighton has won two of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +230 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 30.3% chance of a victory for the Bluejays.
Against the spread
- The Wildcats record 73.2 points per game, 8.9 more points than the 64.3 the Bluejays allow.
- Villanova is 13-10-2 against the spread and 22-4 overall when scoring more than 64.3 points.
- Creighton has a 12-8 record against the spread and a 17-5 record overall when allowing fewer than 73.2 points.
- The Bluejays’ 67.6 points per game are only 4.0 more points than the 63.6 the Wildcats give up.
- Creighton is 12-5-2 against the spread and 16-3 overall when it scores more than 63.6 points.
- Villanova is 12-6 against the spread and 17-2 overall when it allows fewer than 67.6 points.
- The Wildcats have scored a total of 309 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 9.6 per game), and the Bluejays have out-scored opponents by 110 points on the season (3.3 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The Wildcats have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Saturday’s game (68).
- This season, Villanova has scored more than 68 points in 23 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Bluejays (73.4) is equal to the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- So far this season, Creighton has put up more than 62 points 22 times.
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