The Creighton Bluejays (11-4 overall, 7-3 Big East) meet the Seton Hall Pirates (9-6, 6-3) in a Wednesday night Big East affair at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Creighton-Seton Hall college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Creighton is No. 14 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Creighton at Seton Hall: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Creighton -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Seton Hall +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Against the spread/ATS: Creighton -2.5 (-105) | Seton Hall +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Creighton at Seton Hall: Three things to know
- Seton Hall is playing its first home game since Jan. 2. The Pirates have had COVID-19 postponements over the last week and a half and have played just once since Jan. 9. That one game was a near-upset of Villanova Jan. 19 (76-74 loss).
- Creighton is 3-2 on the road, and four of those five games have been all-out tussles away from Omaha. CU’s road tilts include two overtime games (one win, one loss) and two other games decided by one possession (one win, one loss). The Bluejays are 2-3 against the spread in those five road games.
- Seton Hall’s 22.5 free-throws-per-game average ranks first in the Big East. The Pirates have had five games of 27 or more free throws, including three games back at Creighton when SHU went just 16-for-27 (59.3%). That effort was an outlier on the conversion rate, as the Pirates’ 73.7% accuracy mark for the season ranks second in the conference.
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Creighton at Seton Hall: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Creighton 76, Seton Hall 74
Money line (ML)
The Bluejays smashed the Pirates 89-53 Jan. 6. That game featured Creighton going 13-for-24 from distance (54.2%) and both teams posting outlier effective field-goal rates (CU 71.1%, SHU 36.3%).
Seton Hall has been impressive in two games since — a win at DePaul and a two-point loss at No. 3 Villanova — but the Pirates have played just once since Jan. 9.
With no moderate lean either way, peg this one with a LAY-OFF order.
Against the spread (ATS)
Creighton is 2-6 ATS in its last eight games. Seton Hall is 6-2 over its last eight against teams with a winning percentage above .600.
Back SETON HALL +2.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U)
Seton Hall’s offense is trending the right way. SHU can get to the line frequently and convert; CU is tremendous inside but not necessarily on the offensive glass. Both teams can get going in transition.
The first meeting had an O/U tag of 149. Take the upside in this one; those above factors likely spiral the game upward late. BACK THE OVER 148.5 (-110).
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