Creighton at Xavier: 1/15/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

Xavier Musketeers (12-3) vs Creighton Bluejays (10-4)

Game Info: Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm (Cintas Center)

Betting Odds: Xavier Musketeers -8.5 -- Over/Under: 145.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Creighton Bluejays will visit the Xavier Musketeers in this college basketball matchup scheduled for Saturday Afternoon. 

The Creighton Bluejays are coming off of a blowout loss to Villanova in their last time out. Alex O'Connell scored 13 for the Bluejays as he was the only player to score in double figures. Leading scorer Ryan Hawkins was held to 0 points in the loss. 

The Creighton Bluejays are led in scoring by Ryan Hawkins who averages 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds for this team. Ryan Kalkbrenner averages 12.3 points and 6.9 rebounds a night. Ryan Nembhardis the third leading scorer for the Bluejays as he averages 12.1 points a game for this team.

The Bluejays are averaging 70.4 points per game on 46.9% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 65.9 points per game. They are shooting 69.2% from the free throw line. 

The Xavier Musketeers are coming off of a 4 point loss to Villanova in their last time out. Paul Scruggs and Nate Johnson each scored 15 for Xavier in the loss. They were the only players for the Musketeers to reach double figures in scoring.

The Xavier Musketeers are led in scoring by Nate Johnson who averages 12.8 points and 3.2 rebounds for this team. Jack Nunge averages 11.9 points and 7.1 rebounds a game for this team. Paul Scruggs is the third leading scorer for the Musketeers as he averages 11.1 points a game for this team.

The Xavier Musketeers are averaging 75.3 points per game on 45% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 62.8 points per game. They are shooting 72.8% from the free throw line. 

The underdog is 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings in this matchup. The Bluejays are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games. The Xavier Musketeers are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. However, this feels like too many points for a Creighton Bluejays team that isn’t half bad. I see Xavier getting the win but Creighton keeping it close.

Clayton’s Pick Creighton +8.5

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