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Why Creighton Will Win

You think the Bluejays aren’t a wee bit fired up for this?

They’re not only coming off a rough performance in a win over DePaul and a loss over Georgetown, but they need to make up for losing to Marquette 89-84 back in mid-December.

Even though games have been too much of a fight, they’re still fantastic from three – for the most part – they can still score in bunches. It’s a relatively tight team that doesn’t make a whole lot of mistakes, and Marquette doesn’t force a whole lot of turnovers, but …

Why Marquette Will Win

The Golden Eagles are way, way, way overdue for a good day. They’ve lost three of their last four games, and they’ve been stunningly mediocre after that win over Creighton, but almost all of the losses over the second half of the season have been close.

The defense is solid – the scores have mostly been kept relatively low – and it’s a strong team on the boards. It just can’t seem to get the right basket at the right time late and it can’t force the big stop. And because of that ….

What’s Going To Happen

Creighton might struggle to put games away, but it’s able to do what Marquette can’t and get out alive. The Bluejays will struggle just enough for this to be a road battle, but they’ll hit just a few more free throws to survive.

Creighton vs Marquette Prediction, Line

Creighton 75, Marquette 71
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Creighton -4.5, o/u: 145.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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The Creighton Bluejays (20-6, 9-4) play the Big East Division rival Marquette Golden Eagles (17-7, 7-5) for the second time this season. The game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. We analyze the Creighton-Marquette odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Creighton at Marquette: Three things you need to know

Each team has exceeded bookmakers’ expectations recently: Creighton has covered six of its last seven games and Marquette has covered seven of its last eight.
Creighton upset Marquette in their first matchup this season, 92-75. The three starting guards in Creighton’s lineup outscored Marquette’s three-headed starting guard attack, 61-36, to key the victory.
Marquette senior guard Markus Howard is leading the Big East in points per game (a nation-leading 27.3) for the second consecutive season. Howard scored a career-high 53 points last season at Creighton.

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Creighton at Marquette: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Marquette 82, Creighton 76

Moneyline (ML)

The rest and rebounding edge for the Golden Eagles are the reasons I LOVE MARQUETTE -162 here. Marquette’s last game was Feb. 12 at Villanova, which the Golden Eagles lost 72-71; Creighton’s last game was a 93-64 win over DePaul Feb. 15. Since 2017, Marquette is 21-7 straight up when playing with a rest advantage with an 8-point average margin of victory. Marquette has outrebounded Creighton in eight of their last 10 meetings and the Golden Eagles are 17th in the nation in rebounds per game going against Bluejays team that is 276th in opponent’s rebounds per game. In fact, Creighton is minus-1 in rebound-per-game differential while Marquette is at plus-4.

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Against the Spread (ATS)

Personally, I’m going to bet the Marquette -3 (-110) but officially I recommend PASSING THE AGAINST THE SPREAD bet and sticking with our moneyline play. Here are some Marquette trends to defend both bets:

Marquette has the best ATS winning percentage against Big East teams this season, and the second-best ATS record (behind Villanova) against Big East teams since 2017.
The Golden Eagles are 7-0 ATS when laying anywhere from 1-4.5 points and Creighton is 3-4 ATS when getting 1-4.5 points.
Marquette is 7-1 ATS in its last eight games versus a team with a winning straight up record.

Over/Under (O/U)

I LEAN OVER 156.5 (-110) because the Over has cashed in six of the last seven Creighton-Marquette games and the Over is 6-1 in Golden Eagles last seven games versus a team with a winning straight up record. It’s only a lean though because the Under has cashed in the last three Marquette games and these two teams’ combined Over/Under records in games against ranked opponents is 3-7.

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