Marquette Golden Eagles (22-6) vs. Creighton Bluejays (21-7)
March 2, 2024 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Creighton Bluejays -4.5; Over/Under: +151
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The Marquette Golden Eagles are riding a 3-game winning streak. The Creighton Bluejays look for a win after winning 5 of their last 6 games. Here’s a Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays prediction.
Marquette Golden Eagles Betting Preview
The Marquette Golden Eagles beat DePaul, Xavier, and Providence during this streak. The Marquette Golden Eagles are averaging 79.5 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Kam Jones is averaging 15.9 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Tyler Kolek is averaging 15 points and 4.7 rebounds. Oso Ighodaro is the third double-digit scorer and David Joplin is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Marquette Golden Eagles are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72 percent from the free throw line. The Marquette Golden Eagles are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.6 rebounds per game.
Creighton Bluejays Betting Preview
The Creighton Bluejays recently beat UConn and Seton Hall while losing to St. John’s. The Creighton Bluejays are averaging 80.9 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Baylor Scheierman is averaging 18.2 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Trey Alexander is averaging 17.6 points and 5.9 rebounds. Ryan Kalkbrenner is the third double-digit scorer and Steven Ashworth is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Creighton Bluejays are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.4 percent from the free throw line. The Creighton Bluejays are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.
Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays prediction
The Creighton Bluejays are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, where they’re 13-2 SU on the season. Creighton has the offensive firepower to blow any team out on any given night, especially at home. With ll that said, you can argue the Marquette Golden Eagles have been the better team this season overall, and they have 6 road wins this season. Marquette also beat Creighton back in December, for whatever that’s worth in March. Marquette is just too good of a team to turn down in the underdog role, and this will be just the third time since January 24 it is an underdog. Give me the road dog.
