The No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles (21-6, 13-3 Big East) and No. 19 Creighton Bluejays (18-9, 12-4) get together for a top-20 test Tuesday. Tip from CHI Health Center in Omaha is at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Marquette vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Marquette is 7-1 straight up and 5-3 against the spread over its last 8 games. The Golden Eagles sport a highly efficient offense behind the strength of the nation’s top 2-point field-goal percentage (59.3%).
The Bluejays have been a hot team since struggling in December. Creighton is 9-1 since Jan. 14 and has logged 7 wins by double-digit margins in that stretch with the lone loss coming in double-overtime against current No. 18 Providence.
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Marquette at Creighton odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:12 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Marquette +185 (bet $100 to win $185) | Creighton -260 (bet $260 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette +5.5 (-110) | Creighton -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Marquette at Creighton picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 75, Marquette 70
Moneyline
Creighton (-260) should pick up the victory Tuesday at home, but you shouldn’t risk more than 2 1/2 times your potential return.
PASS.
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Against the spread
These are 2 hot teams, and the figure here is fair. PASS.
Over/Under
The Under cleared by 26.5 points when these teams met at MU on Dec. 16 in a 69-58 Eagles win. The Under is 6-3 across the last 9 meetings between these programs.
The Under is 4-1 in Golden Eagles’ last 5 vs. a team with a winning straight-up record and is 4-1 in CU’s last 5 home games.
The pace figures for both teams have slowed of late. Both will shoot 3s but don’t figure on much spiral from other areas.
BACK THE UNDER 148.5 (-110).
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