Connecticut Huskies (15-4) vs Creighton Bluejays (12-7)
Game Info: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 6:30 pm (XL Center)
Betting Odds: Connecticut Huskies -10 -- Over/Under: 134.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Creighton Bluejays will travel to play the Connecticut Huskies in a Big East game on Tuesday night.
The Creighton Bluejays are 12-7 (4-4) this season and have lost four of their last six games. Creighton is coming off of a loss against Xavier by a score of 74-64 in their last game. Creighton led this game by 17 points at halftime but got outscored 55-28 in the second half for the loss. Ryan Nembhard led the Bluejays with 23 points and 2 assists in the game. Creighton is averaging 69.7 points per game and is giving up 66.3 points per game against, while also averaging 38.6 rebounds per game and 13.4 assists per game. Alex O’Connell is averaging 12.8 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Ryan Hawkins is averaging 12.6 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Bluejays. Creighton is shooting 45.9% on field goals, 72% on free throws, and 30.5% on three pointers.
The Connecticut Huskies are 15-4 (6-2) this season and have won five games in a row. Connecticut defeated DePaul by a score of 57-50 in their last game. Connecticut held their opponent to 28.8% shooting from the field and was +10 in rebounding margin in the game. R.J. Cole led the Huskies with 25 points and 5 rebounds in the win. Connecticut is averaging 79.4 points per game and is giving up 64 points per game against, while also averaging 42.3 rebounds per game and 15.1 assists per game. R.J. Cole is averaging 16.1 points per game and 4.6 assists per game, while Adama Sanogo is averaging 15.5 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game for the Huskies. Connecticut is shooting 44.2% on field goals, 74.6% on free throws, and 35.4% on three pointers.
Creighton is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 road games. The under is 3-0-1 in Creighton’s last 4 games. Connecticut is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Tuesday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games. The over is 6-1 in Connecticut’s last 7 games.
Connecticut comes into this game playing great basketball and is on their home court. Creighton is coming off of a loss to a decent Xavier team and a loss to bad Butler team. Connecticut has the advantage in every stat in this game and I like them to roll here.