Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/14/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Venue:  Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, RI

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Creighton -2.5, Providence +2.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Creighton -2.5, Providence +2.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Creighton -2.5, Providence +2.5; Over/Under:  141.5 points

Creighton Bluejays:  17-8 (11-3) (3rd place, Big East)

Providence Friars:  18-7 (10-4) (4th place, Big East)

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Creighton Bluejays:  5-0  last 5

Providence Friars:  3-2  last 5

Creighton is coming into this game with a 17-8 record overall and they are 3-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 11-3 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game on an 8 game winning streak with wins coming against the Providence Friars, the Butler Bulldogs, the St. John’s Red Storm, the Xavier Musketeers, the Georgetown Hoyas, the Villanova Wildcats, the Seton Hall Pirates, and the UConn Huskies in their last game. Trey Alexander led the team in points in that game with 17 while Ryan Kalkbrenner was next on the team with 12 points. Ryan Nembhard led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Baylor Scheierman led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 39.6% from the field, 31.3% from 3-point range, and 76.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 PPG against them. Creighton has an ATS record of 12-13 this season and their O/U record is 10-14-1.

Providence is coming into this game with an 18-7 record overall and they are 12-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 11-3 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game off of a loss against the St. John’s Red Storm in their last game. Bryce Hopkins led the team in points in that game with 29 while Devin Carter was next on the team with 12 points. Jared Bynum led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Bryce Hopkins led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 33.3% from the field, 30.4% from 3-point range, and 76.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 78 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.8 PPG against them. Providence has an ATS record of 15-10 this season and their O/U record is 11-14.

The current betting odds have Providence listed as a 2.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams are entering this game as ranked teams as both have been having great seasons up near the top of the Big East. Providence is 18-7 overall this season and they are 11-3 in conference play as they have been great against Big East opponents. They have also been a really good home team with their 12-1 home record. Creighton has been having a very similar season as they are 17-8 overall with an 11-3 conference record too and they have a lot of momentum with 8 wins in a row now. They haven't been great in their road games though as they are only 3-4 in road games this season and this 8 game win streak they are on started with a win over Providence at home so they will definitely have this one circled on their schedule. Providence is good enough to pull off an upset here and this is going to be a very close game regardless of who wins. The best way to place a bet here is on Providence to cover the spread in this game.

Creighton Providence Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 14, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Providence 77 Creighton 74.

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Creighton Bluejays: 10-2 ATS off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 25-15 ATS after playing a home game. 15-4 UNDER after a win by 6 points or less.

Providence Friars: 16-6 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite. 12-4 ATS revenging a loss vs opponent. 11-5 UNDER revenging a loss vs opponent.

Creighton Bluejays:  F. Farabello (G) Ques Tues - Illness. J. Christofilis (G) out for season - Redshirt. J. Green (F) out for season - Redshirt.

Providence Friars:  Q. Berry (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

"If you wanted to capture Big East basketball in 40 minutes, that was it. It was hard for both teams to score. Did we miss some open shots? Did they miss some open shots? Yes. But open shots were really hard to come by." - Greg McDermott after his team’s win against UConn in their last game. 

"I'm very encouraged still where we're at. Thought we competed today physically. I didn't think we competed today emotionally and/or mentally. So I'm very disappointed in our group on that." - Ed Cooley after his team’s loss against St. John’s in their last game.

T. Alexander 

R. Kalkbrenner 

A. Kaluma 

R. Nembhard 

B. Scheierman

J. Bynum 

D. Carter 

E. Croswell 

B. Hopkins 

N. Locke

PPG: R. Kalkbrenner (15)

APG: R. Nembhard (5.1)

Reb/G: B. Scheierman (8.3)

PPG: B. Hopkins (16.6)

APG: J. Bynum (4.6)

Reb/G: B. Hopkins (9.2)

Coaches:

Creighton Bluejays: Greg McDermott (13th season)

Providence Friars: Ed Cooley (12th season)