The No. 19 UConn Huskies (21-7, 12-5 Big East) and Creighton Bluejays (19-9, 11-6) square off Wednesday in Omaha, Neb. The contest at the CHI Health Center tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the UConn vs. Creighton odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
UConn brings a five-game win streak to Omaha. The Huskies lost to Creighton 59-55 on Feb. 1 and have lost four straight games to the Bluejays. Three of those games were decided by two possessions-or-less.
The Bluejays held the Huskies to a season-worst 29.9% mark from the floor in the Feb. 1 win. Creighton lost its next game (Feb. 4 at Seton Hall) but is 6-1 since and 6-1 in Big East home games.
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UConn at Creighton odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: UConn -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Creighton +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread (ATS): UConn -4.5 (-110) | Creighton +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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UConn at Creighton odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 70, UConn 68
Money line
UConn gets a long road trip in a second straight away game after three in a row at home. The Huskies may be due a bit of 3-point regression on the road, and CU’s field-goal defense inside the arc is elite.
TAKE CREIGHTON (+170).
Against the spread
The Bluejays lost 72-51 on Saturday and the last 14 times Creighton has lost by 20-plus, the following game has been an ATS win 12 times.
This is the type of late-season road game ripe for an upset.
BACK THE BLUEJAYS +4.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Creighton has been a solid Over play of late (and the Over has hit in four of its last six games). The Over is 18-10 across UConn’s 28 games.
BACK THE OVER 135.5 (-110).
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