Creighton College Basketball Betting Line Vs. Villanova – March 9, 2023

Posted on March 9, 2023

The No. 24 Creighton Bluejays (20-11, 14-6 Big East) are at home in Big East play against the Villanova Wildcats (17-15, 10-10 Big East) on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET.

Thursday’s matchup between the Bluejays and the Wildcats sees the Bluejays as 4.5-point favorites. A 135-point over/under has been set for the matchup.

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Creighton Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Villanova

  • When: Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET
  • Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
  • How to Watch on TV: FS1
  • Spread Favorite: Creighton -4.5
  • Moneyline Favorite: Creighton -204
  • Moneyline Underdog: Villanova +165
  • Over/Under: 135 points

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Creighton Betting Trends

  • The Bluejays are 15-16-0 ATS this season.
  • Creighton has an ATS record of 10-10 when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites this season.
  • The Bluejays have come away with 20 wins in the 26 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • This season, Creighton has come away with a win 16 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -204 or better on the moneyline.
  • Bluejays games have gone over the point total 14 out of 31 times this season.
  • In 21 of 31 games this season, Creighton and its opponents have combined to score more than 135 points.
  • Bluejays games this year have an average point total of 144.7, 9.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.

Creighton Top Performers

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Ryan Kalkbrenner 28 15.1 6.3 1.3 0.6 2.2 0.1
Trey Alexander 31 13.7 4.1 2.6 1.0 0.5 1.8
Baylor Scheierman 31 12.7 8.3 3.1 1.2 0.2 2.4
Ryan Nembhard 31 12.0 4.0 4.9 0.7 0.1 1.5
Arthur Kaluma 31 11.9 6.2 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.2

Creighton Season Stats

  • Creighton’s +278 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 8.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 76.8 points per game (58th in college basketball) while allowing 67.9 per outing (117th in college basketball).
  • The 35.7 rebounds per game the Bluejays average rank 38th in the country, and are 3.9 more than the 31.8 their opponents pull down per contest.
  • In conference tilts, the Bluejays average fewer points per game (76.2) than their season average (76.8).
  • On defense, Creighton is allowing 67.2 points per game this year in conference games. As a comparison, its overall average (67.9 points per game) is 0.7 PPG allowed higher.
  • The Bluejays are sinking 8.7 treys per game this season in conference tilts, which is 0.2 fewer threes per game than their season average (8.9). When it comes to three-point percentage, they are more productive in Big East action (36.6%) than overall (35.8%).
  • Creighton is putting up 79.3 points per game in home games. When playing on the road, it is averaging 72.5 points per contest.
  • In 2022-23, the Bluejays are giving up 62.5 points per game when playing at home. Away from home, they are allowing 70.6.

Creighton Recent And Upcoming Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Spread
2/18/2023 St. John’s (NY) W 77-67 Away -6.5
2/21/2023 Marquette L 73-71 Home -6.5
2/25/2023 Villanova L 79-67 Away -2.5
3/1/2023 Georgetown W 99-59 Home -18
3/4/2023 DePaul W 84-70 Away -12
3/9/2023 Villanova Home -4.5

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Villanova Betting Trends

  • Villanova is 14-18-0 ATS this year.
  • When playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs this year, the Wildcats have an ATS record of 4-1.
  • This season, Villanova has been the underdog 10 times and won three of those games.
  • The Wildcats have entered five games this season as the underdog by +165 or more and is 1-4 in those contests.
  • Villanova and its opponents have combined to hit the over 15 out of 32 times this year.
  • The Wildcats have played 19 games this season that have had more than 135 combined points scored.
  • Villanova has a 137.1-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 2.1 more points than this game’s total.

Villanova Top Performers

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Eric Dixon 32 15.4 6.4 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.2
Caleb Daniels 32 14.4 4.5 2.6 1.0 0.1 2.3
Justin Moore 12 13.6 3.8 2.8 0.4 0.0 2.1
Cam Whitmore 25 12.9 5.3 0.7 1.4 0.4 1.5
Brandon Slater 32 9.2 4.7 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.9

Villanova Season Stats

  • The Wildcats have a +83 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.5 points per game. They’re putting up 69.8 points per game, 221st in college basketball, and are allowing 67.3 per outing to rank 98th in college basketball.
  • Villanova ranks 320th in the nation at 29.8 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 30.4 its opponents average.
  • The Wildcats score fewer points in conference action (69.2 per game) than overall (69.8).
  • In conference action, Villanova is giving up fewer points (67.1 per game) than it is overall (67.3) in 2022-23.
  • In Big East play, the Wildcats make fewer trifectas (8.3 per game) than they do overall (8.7), and their percentage from downtown (33.3%) is lower than for the whole season (33.5%).
  • In 2022-23 Villanova is scoring 3.1 more points per game at home (70.4) than away (67.3).
  • The Wildcats are conceding fewer points at home (65.1 per game) than away (69.1).

Villanova Recent And Upcoming Schedule

Date Opponent Score Home/Away Spread
2/21/2023 Xavier W 64-63 Away +4.5
2/25/2023 Creighton W 79-67 Home +2.5
2/28/2023 Seton Hall W 76-72 Away -2
3/4/2023 UConn L 71-59 Home +2.5
3/8/2023 Georgetown W 80-48 Home -11
3/9/2023 Creighton Away +4.5

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