The No. 8 Creighton Bluejays (6-0) will take on the No. 12 Arizona Wildcats (5-0) in Maui on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Creighton vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Creighton beat No. 9 Arkansas 90-87 Tuesday as 1.5-point underdogs a day after beating No. 20 Texas Tech 76-65 as 4.5-point favorites.
Arizona beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 101-93 in the opening round, but did not cover as 9.5-point favorites. The Wildcats beat No. 19 San Diego State Tuesday 87-70 to reach the title game.
Both teams can score, and this will be a fun, high-tempo game with plenty of 3-pointers to go around for the liking.
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Creighton vs. Arizona odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Creighton +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Arizona -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Creighton +2.5 (-110) | Arizona -2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 163.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Creighton vs. Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 93, Creighton 88
Moneyline
PASS.
If you want to make a wager on the ML, the value is there between 2 teams extremely close in talent. Especially if you like Creighton, the +120 is a solid number. But my feeling is Arizona will be able to win and cover the spread, so the -140 is not as good a value.
Against the spread
BET ARIZONA -2.5 (-110).
Arizona is coming off a 17-point win over San Diego State. On the same day, Creighton won a hard-fought 3-point game against Arkansas which will take a physical toll on the Bluejays. Arizona will be fresher in this game, and this should allow them to cover the -2.5 spread. Arizona -2.5 (-110) is the way to go.
Over/Under
BET OVER 163.5 (-110).
This is an enormous number. But with both teams scoring at insane levels, it is a worthy number. I still think it might be too low.
Creighton has put up at least 80 points in all but 2 of its 6 games — a season-opening warm up against St. Thomas and a matchup against Texas Tech and its elite defense. It was still able to score 76 against Texas Tech and the Arizona defense should not pose as much of a challenge in this game.
Arizona has scored 100 points or more in 3 of its first 5 games. Its lowest point total was the 87 it scored Tuesday against San Diego State. The 3-pointers will be raining down from both teams and the Over 163.5 (-110) is a victim. Over 163.5 (-110) is my favorite play in this game.
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