Xavier vs Creighton Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Creighton Bluejays and the Xavier Musketeers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Cintas Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Creighton vs. Xavier prediction.

Matchup History

The Creighton Bluejays won the first meeting between these two teams this season back on January 29^th, 2025, at home by a final score of 86-77. The win made it three victories in a row for Creighton in this head-to-head matchup.

Creighton Recap

The Creighton Bluejays come into this game looking to add on to their 75-65 win over Depaul in their last matchup to sit at 20-8 on the year. After this game, Creighton will head on the road for a game against Seton Hall.

Bluejays Win Back-To-Back Games

Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 18.7 PPG and 8.5 RPG while Steven Ashworth has 17.1 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-leading 7 APG to lead the Bluejays in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jamiya Neal has 12 PPG with 6.1 RPG and 4.2 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Bluejays so far this season. Jackson McAndrew has 7.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG as well on the year for Creighton. As a team, Creighton is averaging 75.3 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 74.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Creighton Bluejays will win

• Creighton has won each of its last eight day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Xavier Recap

The Xavier Musketeers come into this game looking to add on to their 73-66 win over Seton Hall last time out to sit at 18-10 on the year. After this game, Xavier will head out on the road for a game against Butler.

Musketeers Win Four In A Row

Zach Freemantle leads the Musketeers in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Ryan Conwell’s added 15.4 PPG with 2.5 APG and Dayvion McKnight has 10 PPG with a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Musketeers in assists up to this point in the year. Dailyn Swain’s also added 10.5 PPG with 5.2 RPG and 2.6 APG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Xavier so far this season. Marcus Foster has 8.2 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 1.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, Xavier is averaging 77.3 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 38.3% from three and 79.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Xavier Musketeers will win

• Xavier has won each of its last 10 day games at Cintas Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Creighton has lost three of its last four games at Cintas Center.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Creighton’s last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.
• Ten of Xavier’s last 12 day games have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.

Creighton vs. Xavier Prediction

I’m on Creighton and the points here. The Bluejays have been money as a road underdog this season and while Xavier is firmly planted in the NCAA tournament discussion as a bubble team, the fact is that their four wins during this win streak are against the four worst teams in Big East conference play. Creighton needs to win out and hope for a miracle for a share of the Big Ten title, but the possibility is still there. Plus, Creighton’s trying to strengthen their at large bid to the NCAA tournament committee in the event they don’t win the Big East tournament. Give me Creighton and the free bucket.