Marquette vs Creighton 1/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Creighton Bluejays (9-3) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (8-5)
January 1, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Marquette Golden Eagles PK / Creighton Bluejays PK; Over/Under: +147
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The Creighton Bluejays and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon.
The Creighton Bluejays come into this game looking to build on back to back wins after DePaul forfeited their last matchup because of COVID. Ryan Hawkins leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 14.2 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Ryan Nembhard has 12.7 PPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead Creighton in assists. Ryan Kalkbrenner has 12.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG and 2.8 BPG and Alex O’Connell has 11.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Creighton this season. As a team, Creighton is averaging 72.5 PPG on 48.8% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 69.8% from the foul line while allowing 64.8 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to bounce back from a 78-70 loss to UConn last time out. Justin Lewis leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 15.7 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Darryl Morsell has 13.8 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 5.9 APG as well this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 72.6 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 70.5% from the foul line while allowing 71 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three this season.
Creighton is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record. Marquette is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 Saturday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a team with a winning road record.
I get why a home pick ‘em spot with Marquette is tempting, but the reality is that the Golden Eagles haven’t been playing all that well lately and the Bluejays on the other hand, while young, are still a team that is coming together and are starting to really find their groove and I think in a pick ‘em spot, even in a true road game, they’re the play here.
