Creighton vs BYU 12/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
BYU Cougars (5-5) vs. Creighton Bluejays (6-3)
December 10, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Creighton Bluejays -10 / BYU Cougars +10; Over/Under: +145
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The Creighton Bluejays and BYU Cougars meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Michelob ULTRA Arena. The Creighton Bluejays look for their seventh win. The BYU Cougars look to get above a .500 record.
The Creighton Bluejays are averaging 78.6 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Ryan Kalkbrenner is averaging 15.9 points and 7.6 rebounds, while Ryan Nembhard is averaging 12.4 points and 2 rebounds. Baylor Scheierman is the third double-digit scorer and Trey Alexander is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Creighton Bluejays are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. The Creighton Bluejays are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.7 rebounds per game.
The BYU Cougars are averaging 74.1 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 72.1 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Rudi Williams is averaging 12.4 points and 2.4 rebounds, while Gideon George is averaging 12.3 points and 1.3 assists. Fousseyni Traore is the third double-digit scorer and Spencer Johnson is dishing 1.5 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 31.6 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.
The Bluejays are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games and 17-5 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The Cougars are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Bluejays last 5 neutral site games. The over is 6-2 in Cougars last 8 neutral site games. The favorite is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Creighton Bluejays are the more talented team and should be favored, but they’ve been a bit sluggish in their last few games and the defense has taken a bit of a step back. The BYU Cougars aren’t as talented as they’ve been in years past, but the team competes as usual, and they usually find themselves in close games even in losses. BYU is losing by an average of 2.7 points as an underdog. Give me the points.
