#1 UConn vs #15 Creighton NCAAB Lines and Expert Prediction with the Title on the doorstep for the Huskies

Top-ranked UConn can all but wrap up the Big East regular-season title on Tuesday night with a win at No. 15 Creighton, but the Bluejays are more than capable of knocking off the defending national champions and only short underdogs on the NCAAB odds. 2024 NCAA Basketball Betting & Expert Analysis #1 UConn vs #15 Creighton | MyBookie Sportsbook Week 16 NCAAB

How to Bet UConn at Creighton NCAA Basketball Odds & TV Info

TV: Fox Sports 1
Stream: Fox Sports Live
Radio: Tunein.com
Opening NCAAB Lines: UConn -3 (total 145)

Why Bet on UConn Huskies?

UConn made history on Saturday in trashing No. 4 Marquette 81-53; the 28-point margin of victory was the largest in an AP Top-5 conference matchup in poll history. The Huskies now lead the second-place Golden Eagles in the Big East by three games in the loss column with five to play. UConn led by 16 points after a strong defensive first half and 18 after a putback by Tristen Newton to open the second half. They took a 21-point lead at 51-30 after an offensive rebound by Newton, who fed Donovan Clingan for an emphatic dunk through the lane. UConn built its lead to as many as 29 points in the second half.

“You play elite offense, you play elite defense and you’re a great rebounding team and you play harder than the opponent, it doesn’t give them a lot of places to go,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said.

The Huskies are undefeated when at full strength. Stellar freshman Stephon Castle missed a four-point loss at Big 12 powerhouse Kansas on Dec. 1. In a Dec. 20 loss at Seton Hall, star center Donovan Clingan only played 15 minutes due to a foot injury. UConn hasn’t just won a nation-leading 14 straight games, it has done so in emphatic fashion. Those 14 wins have come by an average of 16.8 points, and five of them were without the dominant Clingan.

Why Bet on Creighton Bluejays?

The Bluejays scored on 12 of their first 19 second-half possessions and went ahead 62-46 on Baylor Scheierman’s basket in the lane with 10:38 left. Despite two starters playing all 40 minutes and only a single reserve playing more than two minutes, Creighton scored 22 fast-break points. Butler had two.

“Creighton did a phenomenal job defensively,” Butler coach Thad Matta said. “We lost our defensive focus. They got hot. They got rolling on us.”

Scheierman led Creighton with 27 points and added 10 rebounds for his sixth consecutive double-double. Scheierman had his sixth straight game of 10 or more rebounds, extending CU’s longest streak since Benoit Benjamin had 28 straight in 1985. The six straight double-doubles are CU’s longest streak since 1985. It’s tied for the nation’s third-longest active streak. Scheierman’s 12 double-doubles lead the Big East Scheuermann’s and are tied for Creighton’s third-most since 1987-88, trailing only Bob Harstad (1988-89) and Scheierman himself (2022-23), who both had 13.

Scheierman was joined in double-figures by Ryan Kalkbrenner (21), Trey Alexander (15) and Steven Ashworth (12). Ashworth also dished eight assists and grabbed five rebounds. Kalkbrenner surpassed 1,600 career points, while Ashworth moved past 1,300 career points and Alexander eclipsed the 1,200 career point mark.

Creighton has been ranked at least one week in 10 of McDermott’s 14 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.

#1 UConn vs #15 Creighton Expert Prediction

Creighton 73, UConn 71

NCAA Basketball Odds to Win Championship – Top 10

I have read enough, I need to place my bet now. What to do?

Bet NCAAB Championship Lines
MyBookie Odds for the Games

MyBookie College Basketball

---

College Basketball Odds | Online Betting

mybookie App Download App

Download Remind me later