Creighton vs Arizona State 12/14/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arizona State Sun Devils and the Creighton Bluejays meet in college hoops action from the CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday night.

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 67-62 win over Grand Canyon last time out. DJ Horne leads the Bluejays in scoring with 13.2 PPG while Kimani Lawrence has 11.4 PPg and a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Sun Devils on the glass this season. Marcus Bagley has 10 PPG but continues to miss time with a knee injury. Jay Heath is chipping in 8.9 PPG and Marreon Jackson has 8.2 PPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead Arizona State in the assist department this season. As a team, Arizona State is averaging 64.7 PPG on 39.3% shooting from the field, 29.4% from three and 69.2% from the foul line while allowing 67.8 PPG on 40.3% shooting from the field and 33.2% from three this season.

The Creighton Bluejays will be out to add to their 83-71 win over BYU in their last game. Ryan Hawkins leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG while Ryan Nembhard has 13.1 PPG and a team-high 4.6 APG to lead Creighton in assists. Ryan Kalkbrenner has 12.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 2.7 BPG and Alex O’Connell has 11.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Creighton this season. As a team, Creighton is averaging 73.4 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 69.6% from the foul line while allowing 66.1 PPG on 39.5% shooting from the field and 35.5% from three this season.

Arizona State is 7-16-2 ATS in their last 25 games against a team with a winning record and 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 road games while the over is 11-4 in their last 15 Tuesday games. Creighton is 25-12 ATS in their last 37 games against a team with a losing record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 9-2 in their last 11 games following a win.

This matchup features two teams I’m not eager to back in the slightest as Arizona State’s just been awful despite back-to-back wins and Creighton isn’t a team I’ve been high on since they scraped by teams like Kennesaw State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff early in the year. However, Creighton just beat up on BYU in their last game and are starting to come together as a unit and are simply more trustworthy on the offensive end than Arizona State who will still be without one of their best players in Marcus Bagley. Wins over Grand Canyon and Oregon are nice, but there are bigger issues here with ASU. Give me the Bluejays and lay the points.