Xavier vs Creighton Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

Xavier is on the road playing Creighton at the CHI Health Center Omaha stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 12:15pm EST. Creighton -4 was the opening favorite and current line is Creighton -5.

On Saturday afternoon, the 13th-ranked Xavier Musketeers will take on the Creighton Bluejays in a Big East Conference matchup at CHI Health Center Omaha. Following an 82-79 victory against the UConn Huskies on Wednesday, the Musketeers are on a two-game winning streak. Currently, the Bluejays are 12-8 (6-3) and on a three-game winning streak after beating St. John's 104-76 at home last Wednesday. As a result of the Musketeers' 90-87 home win on Jan. 11, these programs faced off on Jan. 11.

Xavier University continues to demonstrate its abilities

A strong performance by the Xavier Musketeers led to an 82-79 victory over the UConn Huskies on the road. Despite being down 3-0 at halftime, they scored 39 points to UConn's 24. Despite making only 13 free throw attempts, they were 31-of-58 (53.4 percent) from the field overall, 10-of-20 (50 percent) from deep, and 10-of-20 (50 percent) from beyond the arc. In 33 minutes, Souley Boumled finished with 21 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal, and three turnovers. Defensively, they did well, allowing 41 percent from the floor and 35.7 percent from deep. The Xavier team had six steals and two blocks throughout the game after forcing 12 turnovers. 

Streaking needs to continue for the Blue Jays

Creighton Bluejays won 104-76 against St. John's Red Storm at home, scoring 52 points in each half. Throughout the game, they shot 56.7 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 21 free throws. During 30 minutes, senior guard Baylor Scheierman scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, assisted six, stole two, and turned the ball over twice. Their defense needed some improvement as the Red Storm shot 46.3 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three, and 14 free throws. The Bluejays were able to record seven steals and three blocks in the game. 

Recently, the defense has shown a big difference, with Xavier allowing 79.4 points in their last five games. In contrast, Creighton had given up 65 points in their previous three games. The Musketeers have a 1.794 assist-to-turnover ratio in the past three games while the Blue Jays have a 2.043 ratio. In the road game, Xavier allows teams to shoot 36.3% from three-point range. It's likely that Creight will light up the nets on the home court, as he shoots 36.4% from beyond the arc.

Xavier Highlights

With a power ranking of 86, Xavier is ranked #8 in offense (scoring an average of 84.00 per game), #326 in defense (allowing an average of 75.52 points to be scored against them per game) and are 17-4 (12-8-1 ATS) this season.

Creighton Highlights

Creighton Bluejays has a power ranking of 68 and are #52 for offense (scoring an average of 77.70 per game), #153 for defense (giving up an average of 75.52 points per game) and 12-8 (10-10 ATS) overall. Xavier went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Creighton.

Curated Picks & Predictions

• Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be XAVIR 83.5, CREIG 73.5.
• 54% of SportsJaw users predict Xavier Musketeers to cover.
• OddsShark's prediction is Creighton will win, xavier will cover, and the total will go under.
• 67% picked Xavier Musketeers on Covers.com
• SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Musketeers 75 to Bluejays 86.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Musketeers 75 to Bluejays 86.

Written by SportsJaw Staff
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