
UConn vs Creighton Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Creighton (11-6) vs. UConn (13-4)
January 18, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: UConn -8; Over/Under: 147
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The Creighton Bluejays and the UCONN Huskies meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Gampel Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UConn vs Creighton Prediction.
Creighton Recap
The Creighton Bluejays come into this game looking to build on an 84-64 win over Providence last time out to get to 11-6 on the year. After this game, Creighton is heading on the road again for a matchup with Depaul.
Bluejays Win Back-To-Back Games
Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 17.8 PPG and 8.3 RPG while Steven Ashworth has 17.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-leading 6.6 APG to lead the Bluejays in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jamiya Neal has 10.9 PPG with 5.9 RPG and 4.5 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Bluejays so far this season. Jackson McAndrew has 8.6 PPG with 4.1 RPG as well on the year for Creighton. As a team, Creighton is averaging 75.9 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 74.5% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Creighton Bluejays will win
- Creighton has won each of its last 11 Saturday day games.
UCONN Recap
The UCONN Huskies come into this one looking to build on a 68-60 win over Georgetown last time out to improve to 13-4 on the year. After this game, UConn will welcome Butler to town.
Huskies Win 9th In Last 10
Alex Karaban leads the Huskies in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 5.1 RPG and 2.9 APG and 1.7 BPG while Solo Ball has 13.6 PPG. Liam McNeeley also has 13.6 PPG with 5.8 RPG but is currently out of the lineup with injury, and Tarris Reed Jr. also has 10.1 PPG with 7.5 RPG to lead UConn on the glass and to cap off the scoring in double figures for UConn up to this point in the year. As a team, UConn is averaging 81.9 PPG on 49.7% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 78.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Connecticut Huskies will win
- Connecticut has won each of its last 28 games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Creighton has lost four of its last five games against AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the last eight games between Creighton and Connecticut have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.
- Six of Creighton’s last seven games against AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 150+ points.
UConn vs Creighton Prediction
I’m going to take a shot on Creighton and the points here. I’m not the biggest fan of the Bluejays as I have a tendency to feel like Creighton is overhyped and overvalued a lot of the time when they take the floor and are on the betting board. However, the same could be said for UConn, who clearly are not the same team as the two-time defending champions and I think that the door could be open for Creighton to be competitive in this game. I’ll take a shot on the Bluejays and the points in this game.