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The Kansas City Roos (2-1) visit the Creighton Bluejays (3-0) in Omaha Saturday. The action at the CHI Health Center will get underway at 7 p.m. ET (FS2). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Kansas City vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Kansas City opened its season by splitting 2 games (both unlined) against a pair of lower-level (NAIA, National Christian College Athletic Association) squads. The Roos then traveled to Iowa State Monday and registered an 82-56 loss (against-the-spread win on a +28).
Creighton, which is No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, is unbeaten through its first 3 games, but the Bluejays have yet to cover the spread. In its last game, CU missed by a half-point on that account when, favored by 35.5, it logged a 35-point margin in a 78-43 triumph over Houston Christian.
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Kansas City at Creighton 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 11:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Kansas City +1450 (bet $100 to win $1,450) | Creighton -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas City +21.5 (-115) | Creighton -21.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Kansas City at Creighton picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 86, Kansas City 63
Moneyline
No interest. PASS.
Against the spread
Peg the Roos as getting a bit too much action for this one. Including Kansas City’s game at ISU Monday, the team has played 4 games against BartTorvik top-100s in the last 2 seasons. It has mostly acted accordingly, filing losses by 38, 23, 19 and 26. Against the Cyclones Monday, Kansas City was undone by solid margins on the boards, in turnovers and at the foul line.
Creighton, the current No. 19 on BartTorvik, has a big size advantage and is much the better team at both ends of the floor. The Bluejays are a veteran 5 that should be able to get 3s in bunches against a Roos team that has struggled in its perimeter defense (40%, 312th NCAA-I).
Some scoring churn off turnovers and at the free-throw line are particular green check marks for CU.
BACK THE BLUEJAYS -21.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The Over is 13-7 in CU’s last 20 home games. In the Bluejays’ last 10 home games when favored by 20-plus, the Over has gone 8-2.
Threes and frees get added to an expected midrange pace and make the OVER 147.5 (-110) a slight value.
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