The Butler Bulldogs (9-13, 8-11 Big East) travel to meet the No. 12 Creighton Blue Jays (17-7, 13-6) Saturday at the CHI Health Center Omaha for a 5 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Butler-Creighton odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
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Butler at Creighton: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Butler +675 (bet $100 to win $675) | Creighton -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Butler +12.5 (-110) | Creighton -12.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 133.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Butler at Creighton: Three things to know
- Butler scored a huge 73-61 win over Villanova last time out on Feb. 28, winning outright as an 11.5-point underdog. The victory served notice to the rest of the Big East that the Bulldogs are still a team to be reckoned with, even if they’re having a down season.
- The last time these teams met on Jan. 16, Butler scored a 70-66 win in overtime as seven-point underdogs on its home court in Indianapolis. The road has been a different story for the Bulldogs, as they’re just 1-8 SU/3-6 ATS in nine away games this season.
- Creighton is licking its wounds after getting smashed 72-60 at Villanova on Wednesday, a second consecutive loss on the road. At home, the Blue Jays have been money, however, going 3-1 SU across the past four at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Under is 4-1-1 in Creighton’s past six games overall, too.
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Butler at Creighton: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Creighton 70, Butler 61
Money line (ML)
Creighton (-1100) is going to win this game on its home court, but there is no way to ever justify backing a favorite laying this kind of juice, even in a parlay involving several teams. There is just no value here. PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
BUTLER +12.5 (-110) has been an absolute train wreck on the road this season, winning just once in nine true road games in conference, while covering just thrice. However, they do have the confidence of having already beaten Creighton once this season, and they won outright in their last instance as a double-digit ‘dog.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 133.5 (-105) is the lean, but don’t expect it to cash by much. Go lightly, as the Under is 4-1-1 in Creighton’s past six, and 2-1 in the previous three for Butler. The Under also cashed in the first meeting even though the game went to overtime, so there’s that, too.
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