The No. 9 Marquette Golden Eagles (21-6, 13-3 Big East) and No. 19 Creighton Bluejays (18-9, 12-4) get together for a top-20 test Tuesday. Tip from CHI Health Center in Omaha is at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Marquette vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Marquette is 7-1 straight up and 5-3 against the spread over its last 8 games. The Golden Eagles sport a highly efficient offense behind the strength of the nation’s top 2-point field-goal percentage (59.3%).
The Bluejays have been a hot team since struggling in December. Creighton is 9-1 since Jan. 14 and has logged 7 wins by double-digit margins in that stretch with the lone loss coming in double-overtime against current No. 18 Providence.