Butler Bulldogs vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/08/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Venue:  CHI Health Center, Omaha, NE

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Creighton -7.5; Over/Under:  126 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Creighton -7.5; Over/Under:  126.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Creighton -7.5; Over/Under:  126.5 points

 

Butler Bulldogs:  11-12 (9th place, Big East)

Creighton Bluejays:  13-8 (6th place, Big East)

 

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Butler Bulldogs:  2-3 last 5

Creighton Bluejays:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with an 11-12 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 13th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-8 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Georgetown Hoyas but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Xavier Musketeers and the St. John's Red Storm in their last game. Bo Hodges led the team in points in that game with 22 while Bryce Nze was next on the team with 14 points. Aaron Thompson led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Hodges led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 51.8% from the field, 35.7% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 62.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.7 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 8-15 this season and their O/U record is 10-13.

 

 

Creighton is coming into this game with a 13-8 record overall and they are 7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 5-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the UConn Huskies while their 3 losses in that span came against the Butler Bulldogs, the Xavier Musketeers, and the Seton Hall Pirates in their last game. Alex O'Connell led the team in points in that game with 12 while Ryan Nembhard was next on the team with 11 points. Nembhard led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Arthur Kaluma led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 36.2% from the field, 22.7% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. Creighton has an ATS record of 10-11 this season and their O/U record is 6-14-1.

 

Butler is coming into this game losing 2 straight but those 2 losses were very close games that they had a chance to win right to the end. Butler has been playing a lot better recently and is starting to pick up in their games winning more. Their last 2 games were losses to Xavier and St. John's but both scores were within 3 points. Butler has already won against Creighton earlier this season by close to 20 points and that was before Butler started to figure things out. Creighton was also playing very well up to that game and then ever since that loss to Butler they have only won 1 game with all of their losses coming by double digits. They have even only scored more than 60 points in one of those games. These teams are trending in opposite directions right now, Butler has been much better while Creighton cannot seem to buy a win. Butler will use this game to bounce back after 2 close losses and they should win by double digits again. 

 

Butler Creighton Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Butler 75 Creighton 57.

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Butler Bulldogs: 8-14 ATS in all games. 11-17 ATS when the total is 120 to 129.5. 17-10 OVER when the total is 120 to 129.5.

Creighton Bluejays: 46-24 ATS when the total is 120 to 129.5. 121-73 ATS after playing a game as an underdog. 43-15 OVER after playing 2 consecutive road games.

 

 

Butler Bulldogs:  C. David (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. P. Thomas (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

Creighton Bluejays:  S. Mitchell (G) out for season - Foot injury.

 

 

"I can't lose this group. It's too important. I knew there were going to be challenges this year. I have to make sure they know that I believe in them. I do believe in them. I believe that we're capable, as time goes on, of being more of the team we saw in the first half (against Xavier).” - Greg McDermott on his progress coaching the team this season.

 

 

"Learning's a gradual process, it doesn't happen overnight. As much as we'd like it to happen overnight and have freshmen to have junior and senior experience, it doesn't happen that way. It takes time." - Greg McDermott on his team’s improvement as the season goes on.

 

 

 

J. Bolden 

Bryce Golden 

B. Nze

Jayden Taylor

A. Thompson

 

R. Hawkins 

Ryan Kalkbrenner 

A. Kaluma 

Ryan Nembhard 

A. O'Connell

 

 

PPG: C. Harris (10.8)

APG: A. Thompson (4.1)

Reb/G: B. Nze (5.9)

 

PPG: R. Hawkins (12.6)

APG: R. Nembhard (4.1)

Reb/G: R. Hawkins (7.2)

 

Coaches:

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)

Creighton Bluejays: Greg McDermott (12th season)