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The Creighton Bluejays face the Providence Friars in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference Tournament in a game that will take place at a neutral site at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York at 9:30 PM ET. The betting odds for this game opened with Creighton as a -2 spread favorite, but we’re starting to see some -2.5’s on some boards. The total line for this game is listed at 143 down a point from its opener.
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Creighton is coming off a 91-83 loss to Marquette in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 174, which was over the closing line of 161.5. The Bluejays have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and previous to the Marquette game the total had gone under in three straight games. Creighton has lost three of their last four games.
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Providence is coming off an 86-75 win over St. John’s in their last game where they covered the 1-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 161, which was over the closing line of 149.5. The Friars have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games and in their last two games the total has gone over while in the previous two games the total went under. Providence has won six straight games and in that span they beat Creighton.
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Offensively, Creighton is putting up 83.5 points per game, which ranks 16th in the nation, on a 51.2% FG average, which ranks 3rd in the nation. On the defensive side of the ball the Bluejays are allowing 72.9 points per game on a 43.7% FG average.
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Providence is putting up 70.6 points per game on a 44.8% FG average. On defense the Friars are allowing 66.5 points per game on a 44.1% FG average.
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This season these teams split the two games facing each other with each winning on the road.
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Creighton Bluejays at Providence Friars Betting Trends<br />
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Creighton is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Bluejays are 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games against the Friars.
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The game total has gone under in 6 of Creighton’s last 7 games against Providence.
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Providence is 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
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The Friars are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Creighton and Providence have the public leaning slightly to the visiting Bluejays minus the 2 points with 52%. The over/under bettors are split on the 144 total line of this game with 51% believing it may go over.
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