Creighton vs Marquette Basketball Prediction, Best Bets, Spread & Odds - March 2

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The Creighton Bluejays (21-8, 12-6 Big East) will host the Marquette Golden Eagles (22-6, 13-4 Big East) after winning three home games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Creighton vs. Marquette Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Creighton win (67%)

Take a look at some betting trends for Creighton (-6.5) versus Marquette on Saturday. The total has been set at 154.5 points for this game.

Creighton is 15-14-0 ATS this season.
Marquette is 17-11-0 ATS this year.
Creighton covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Marquette covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (never covered this season).
At home, the Bluejays have a worse record against the spread (7-8-0) compared to their ATS record on the road (7-4-0).
In 2023-24 against the spread, the Golden Eagles have a better winning percentage at home (.733, 11-4-0 record) than on the road (.500, 5-5-0).
Creighton's record against the spread in conference action is 8-10-0.
Marquette has covered the spread 12 times in 17 Big East games.

Creighton has won in 17, or 73.9%, of the 23 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
This year, the Bluejays have won 11 of 15 games when listed as at least -310 or better on the moneyline.
Marquette has won 60% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (3-2).
The Golden Eagles have played as a moneyline underdog of +245 or longer in just one game this season, which they won.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Creighton has a 75.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Creighton averages 80.9 points per game (32nd in college basketball) while allowing 69.3 per contest (99th in college basketball). It has a +335 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 11.6 points per game.
Baylor Scheierman is 73rd in college basketball with a team-leading 18.2 points per game.
Marquette is outscoring opponents by 10.9 points per game, with a +306 scoring differential overall. It puts up 79.5 points per game (51st in college basketball) and allows 68.6 per contest (90th in college basketball).
Kam Jones' 15.9 points per game paces Marquette and ranks 199th in the nation.
The Bluejays grab 38.1 rebounds per game (60th in college basketball) while allowing 33.6 per contest to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 4.5 boards per game.
Scheierman paces the Bluejays with 8.6 rebounds per game (55th in college basketball action).
The Golden Eagles rank 308th in the nation at 33.1 rebounds per game. That's two fewer than the 35.1 their opponents average.
Oso Ighodaro's 7.3 rebounds per game lead the Golden Eagles and rank 148th in college basketball.
Creighton's 104.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 17th in college basketball, and the 90 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 107th in college basketball.
The Golden Eagles rank 42nd in college basketball averaging 102 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 58th, allowing 88 points per 100 possessions.

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