The Colorado State Rams and the Creighton Bluejays meet Sunday in college basketball action from Sports and Fitness Center. Colorado State is fresh off a six-point win over Bradley in their last appearance. As for Creighton, they beat Brown by 21 points in their Friday game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Colorado State is rolling along well at 4-0 so far this year. The Rams took out Oral Roberts 109-80 in their opener, then beat AR-Pine Bluff 91-71. Game three was another big win, this time 88-62 over Peru State.
In Friday’s matchup against Bradley, Colorado State had their closest game of the year so far. the Rams trailed 27-21 at halftime but were able to rally from there in a 66-60 win. David Roddy topped the team on 30 points and nine boards.
Over on the Creighton side, they’re 4-0 so far this year as well. The Bluejays beat AR-Pine Bluff 90-77 in the opener and Kennesaw State 51-44 in game two. Next came another win, 77-69 over Nebraska on November 16.
Creighton didn’t have a whole lot of trouble with Brown in their Friday game. The Bluejays held a 46-29 halftime lead and cruised from there. Ryan Kalkbrenner led the team with his 19 points and five rebounds.
Creighton is 0-4 ATS in their last four Sunday games and 5-2 ATS in their last seven as an underdog. The under is 7-2 in the Bluejays’ last nine overall.
Meanwhile, the Rams are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six neutral-site games and 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall. The over is 4-1 in Colorado State’s last five overall.
PICK: I’m going to try Creighton here. This should be a pretty great matchup overall though, and a close game. In any case, the Bluejays are coming off 55.9 percent shooting with 39 rebounds and 13 team assists in the Brown game, though they did cough up 17 turnovers. As for Colorado State, they posted a nice comeback effort against Bradley and have scored 88 or more points in three of four games. I like this one to go down to the wire, with Creighton pulling off a late cover. Should be a fun one to watch.