Creighton (10-6) vs Providence (9-8)
Game Info: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:30 pm (CHI Health Center Omaha)
The Line: Betting Odds: Creighton -9 — Over/Under: 144.5
The Providence Friars and the Creighton Bluejays meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the CHI Health Center Omaha. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Providence vs. Creighton prediction.
Providence Recap
The Providence Friars come into this game looking to build off of a 91-85 win over Seton Hall last time out to improve to 9-8 on the year. After this game, Providence will head on the road to take on Villanova.
Friars Win Back-To-Back Games
Bryce Hopkins has 17 PPG, 7.7 RPG, and 3 APG in his 3 games played so far this season while Jayden Pierre’s logged 13.5 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 2.6 APG. Bensley Joseph has 12.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Friars in assists and Wesley Cardet Jr. has 10.2 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Corey Floyd Jr. has 8.2 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Oswin Erhunmwunse has 5.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Providence is averaging 72.1 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three, and 69.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Providence Friars will win
- Providence has won six of its last seven night games against Creighton.
- Creighton has lost four of its last five night games.
Creighton Recap
The Creighton Bluejays come into this game looking to add on to an 80-76 win over Butler last time out to improve to 10-6 on the year. After this game, Creighton will face UConn and DePaul.
Bluejays Looking To Heat Up Ahead Of UConn Clash
Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding with 17.7 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Steven Ashworth has 17.1 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-leading 6.7 APG to lead the Bluejays in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jamiya Neal has 11.1 PPG with 5.9 RPG and 4.6 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Bluejays so far this season. Jackson McAndrew has 8.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG as well on the year for Creighton. As a team, Creighton is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three, and 75.7% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Creighton Bluejays will win
- Creighton has won 12 of its last 13 games at CHI Health Center Omaha.
- Providence has lost five of its last six games at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Creighton’s last six night games against Conference opponents at CHI Health Center Omaha have produced a total of 147+ points.
- Ten of Providence’s last 12 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
Providence vs. Creighton Prediction
I’m on Providence and the points. I’m the farthest thing from the president of the Providence Friars Fan Club, but the thing here is that I feel Creighton is a team that continually gets overvalued because of what the expectation is for this team. I feel like Creighton is supposed to be an elite program year after year, and in Big East play, the Bluejays come back down to earth a bit and find themselves in a lot of competitive positions. This year, Creighton’s three conference wins have come by 4, 1, and 7 points and I think they could be in for another dogfight here. The Bluejays also could potentially be looking ahead slightly to their upcoming date with UConn so Providence could catch Creighton slipping here. Either way, this feels like too many points for me so give me Providence and the points.