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The No. 19 Creighton Bluejays (4-3) and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) meet in the Players Era Festival seventh-place game Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. ET (truTV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Creighton vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Both teams lost their first 2 games of this event.
Creighton was blown out 71-53 by San Diego State in its tourney opener Tuesday as a 4.5-point favorite with the Under (140.5) cashing. The Bluejays were a little better in their second game Wednesday, but they suffered a 77-73 loss to 20th-ranked Texas A&M, pushing as 4-point underdogs. The Over (145.5) cashed, halting a 5-game Creighton run to the Under.
Notre Dame lost 85-84 in overtime to Rutgers in its tourney opener Tuesday, pushing as a 1-point underdog with the Over (146) cashing. The Fighting Irish then lost 65-54 to No. 7 Houston Wednesday, but they did cover as 17-point underdogs and the Under (134.5) hit.
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Creighton vs. Notre Dame 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 3:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Creighton -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Notre Dame +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread: Creighton -5.5 (-110) | Notre Dame +5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Creighton vs. Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 73, Notre Dame 69
Moneyline
Creighton (-250) will cost 2½ times the potential return. That’s too risky on a team which has dropped 3 consecutive games. Of course, Notre Dame (+195) has dropped 3 in a row, too.
PASS.
Against the spread
BACK NOTRE DAME +5.5 (-110) catching the points. Neither of these teams have been exuding a lot of confidence lately.
The Fighting Irish have at least managed to go 1-0-1 ATS in this event, covering in the 11-point loss to Houston last time out and losing by just a single point in OT to Rutgers.
Creighton pushed in the 4-point loss to Texas A&M last time out, but its previous 2 games were double-digit losses. The Bluejays are just 1-5-1 ATS this season, making it hard to trust them with a bet.
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Over/Under
UNDER 145.5 (-115) is the lean, but don’t get carried away. A half-unit play should suffice.
The Bluejays cashed the Over last time out, but the Under is 5-1 in their past 6 games.
The Irish are 1-1 O/U in this tournament — the OT loss to Rutgers hit the Over in regulation. The O/U is 2-2 in Notre Dame’s past 4 outings.
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