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The Creighton Bluejays (7-3) take on the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) Saturday evening. Tip-off from Coleman Coliseum is set for 8:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Creighton vs. Alabama odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Bluejays come in winners of 3 straight after taking apart UNLV 83-65 last Saturday. G Jamiya Neal had 19 points, 9 boards and 9 dimes. Before that, they upset Kansas 76-63 as 4-point dogs.
Bama just went to Chapel Hill and smoked North Carolina 94-79 Dec. 4. G Mark Sears had 20 points and 7 assists as 6 players scored in double figures. The Crimson Tide have won 4 of 5 with the setback being an 83-81 loss to Oregon as 7-point favorites Nov. 30.
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Creighton at Alabama 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 3 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Creighton +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Alabama -700 (bet $700 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Creighton +11.5 (-110) | Alabama -11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 163.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Creighton at Alabama picks and predictions
Prediction
Alabama 74, Creighton 66
Moneyline
There’s no way I’m risking -700 on a team that has been off for 10 days.
PASS.
Against the spread
I like the Bluejays’ side here. They’ve been off for a week, but they beat some quality teams in the near term. Bama has been off for 10 days, and that just screams shooting woes.
Take CREIGHTON +11.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Creighton is 4-6 O/U thus far, and Alabama is 3-5-1. Bama is 5th in the country with 89.2 points per game and 11th in pace at 74.1. So that’s why the number here seems high, but with some questions about shooting on a long layoff for both teams, I’m going UNDER 163.5 (-110).
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