Creighton vs Marquette 2/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Marquette Golden Eagles (17-9) vs. Creighton Bluejays (17-8)
February 20, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Creighton Bluejays -1.5 / Marquette Golden Eagles +1.5; Over/Under: +140
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The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Creighton Bluejays meet in college basketball action from the CHI Health Center Omaha on Sunday afternoon.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to build on a 77-66 win over Georgetown in their last game. Justin Lewis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 8 RPG while Darryl Morsell has 12.6 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Marquette so far this season. Tyler Kolek also leads Marquette in assists with a team-high 6 APG as well this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 74.3 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 74.1% from the foul line while allowing 69.8 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field and 32% from three this season.
The Creighton Bluejays will hope to build on a four-game win streak after a 71-59 win over Depaul in their last game. Ryan Hawkins leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 13.9 PPG and 7.5 RPG while Ryan Nembhard has 11.3 PPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead Creighton in assists. Ryan Kalkbrenner has 11.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG and 2.8 BPG and Alex O’Connell has 12.3 PPG with 5.4 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Creighton this season. As a team, Creighton is averaging 69.3 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three and 72.9% from the foul line while allowing 65.7 PPG on 39% shooting from the field and 32.2% from three this season.
Marquette is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a win while the under is 4-0-1 in their last 5 Sunday games. Creighton is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made both ways here, as Creighton’s at home and the Golden Eagles have lost three straight on the road, but the Golden Eagles are also the better and more experienced team. I value that experience on the road with a coach like Shaka Smart on the bench and while Creighton’s made some strides in recent games, I have to side with Marquette here.
