The 6th-seeded Villanova Wildcats (17-15) and 3rd-seeded Creighton Bluejays (20-11) meet Thursday for a Big East Tournament quarterfinal in New York. Tip-off at Madison Square Garden is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Villanova vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Villanova defeated Georgetown 80-48 Wednesday. After a mid-winter slump that saw the Wildcats go 3-8 from Dec. 28-Feb. 4, ‘Nova has rebounded to go 7-2 over its last 9 games.
Creighton went 14-6 in Big East games. The Bluejays were 11-2 from Dec. 22-Feb. 11 but are just 3-3 since. CU launches a lot of 3-pointers and has shot 38.7% from beyond the arc over its last 5 games.
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