Butler vs Creighton Prediction 1/11/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Creighton Bluejays and the Butler Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here’s a Butler vs Creighton prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Butler vs Creighton pick.

Creighton Bluejays Betting Preview

Creighton has certainly had their ups and downs this season, but overall they’re keeping their proverbial heads above water. The Jays took wins in their first four outings of the year over UTRGV, Fairleigh Dickinson, Houston Christian and Kansas City. A losing streak came after that however, as Creighton fell versus Nebraska, San Diego State and Texas A&M. The Bluejays would take wins in their next trio versus Notre Dame, Kansas and UNLV, but then fell in the next pair versus Alabama and Georgetown. Since then it’s been a 2-1 run over the last two games. The Bluejays beat Villanova and St. John’s in consecutive outings, then fell versus Marquette late last week for a 9-6 overall record so far this season.

Matched up against the Golden Eagles last Friday, the Bluejays headed into halftime with a manageable 39-35 deficit. Creighton didn’t end up getting any closer than that however, falling behind even further on a 40-36 run for a 79-71 loss in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Ryan Kalkbrenner, who doubled up on 16 points, 12 rebounds and one assist. Jamiya Neal added 15 points with four rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Steven Ashworth put up 13 points with 10 assists for a double-double as well, adding two steals in 39 minutes on the court. Tops in bench scoring was Isaac Traudt with five points and one assist.

Butler Bulldogs Betting Preview

Over on the Butler side, they got off to a very solid start this year, but they’ve since hit the skids in a major way over the last several outings. The Bulldogs would beat Missouri State in their opener, then fell to Austin Peay in game two. Butler hit a nice win streak in the next six games though, taking out Western Michigan, SMU, Merrimack, Northwestern, Mississippi State and Eastern Illinois for a 7-1 start to the season. Since then it’s been all losses, however. Butler has fallen in succession to Houston, North Dakota State, Wisconsin, Marquette, UConn, Villanova, St. John’s and Providence over their last eight outings for a 7-9 overall run thus far this year.

In the Providence game on Wednesday, the Bulldogs came out of halftime looking at a 37-29 deficit and were in trouble. Butler limped through the second half on a 47-36 deficit, resulting in a sizable loss 84-65 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Jahmyl Telfort on 17 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals, and Pierre Brooks with 17 points, two rebounds and two assists with a block. Patrick McCaffery was the only other team player to finish in double-figures during the defeat, notching 12 points with three rebounds and one assist. Finley Bizjack led the bench scoring with his six points, two rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes.

Why the Butler Bulldogs will win

• The home team has won each of Creighton’s last seven games.
• Creighton has lost four of its last five away games when playing with a rest advantage.
• Butler has won the first half in six of its last seven home games against Creighton.

Why the Creighton Bluejays will win

• Butler has lost each of its last eight games.
• Creighton has won each of its last 10 Saturday day games.
• Creighton has won the first half in eight of its last 10 day games.

Butler vs Creighton Prediction

I’m leaning toward Creighton. The Bluejays had a tough matchup versus a good Marquette team in their last outing and couldn’t quite keep pace. Creighton shot a tepid 40 percent from the field in that one with 12 turnovers and 22.6 percent (7-of-31) from 3-point range. The rebounding (a 41-38 edge) was good though, and Creighton held the Eagles to just 41.4 percent shooting on the other side. The Jays have had a couple of scoring duds over their last four games—57 points exactly in two of those—but overall they’re a pretty good team when it comes to scoring this year.

As for Butler, they’ve been below 66 points in three straight games. The Bulldogs have also given up 70 or more points in eight straight (all losses), so Creighton should have plenty of openings in this one.