Big East Tournament: Villanova vs. Creighton odds, picks and predictions
The 6th-seeded Villanova Wildcats (17-15) and 3rd-seeded Creighton Bluejays (20-11) meet Thursday for a Big East Tournament quarterfinal in New York. Tip-off at Madison Square Garden is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Villanova vs. Creightonodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Villanova defeated Georgetown 80-48 Wednesday. After a mid-winter slump that saw the Wildcats go 3-8 from Dec. 28-Feb. 4, 'Nova has rebounded to go 7-2 over its last 9 games.
Creighton went 14-6 in Big East games. The Bluejays were 11-2 from Dec. 22-Feb. 11 but are just 3-3 since. CU launches a lot of 3-pointers and has shot 38.7% from beyond the arc over its last 5 games.
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Villanova vs. Creighton odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:25 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Villanova +175 (bet $100 to win $175) | Creighton -220 (bet $220 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Villanova +5.5 (-115) | Creighton -5.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Villanova vs. Creighton picks and predictions
Prediction
Creighton 72, Villanova 67
Moneyline
A slight lean toward Villanova but nothing actionable.
PASS.
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Against the spread
The underdog is 10-2 across the last dozen meetings in this series, and the Wildcats are a slight lean in this spot. One more point on the scales, and Villanova would be worth some partial-unit action.
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Over/Under
The Over is 6-1 in CU's last 7 neutral-site games.
Villanova plays at a slow pace, but its offense has been surging of late. Both teams shoot a lot of 3s, so expect some protracted runs for each side.
BACK THE OVER 134.5 (-110).
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