Creighton vs Xavier Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 10 Big East Tournament (Expect High-Scoring Game in NYC)
Creighton vs Xavier Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 10 Big East Tournament (Expect High-Scoring Game in NYC)

Creighton vs Xavier Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Big East Tournament Game
  • No. 24 Creighton (21-11, 14 -6 Big East) vs. No. 15 Xavier (24-8, 15-5 Big East)
  • Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
  • Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
  • Venue: Madison Square Garden — New York City, New York
  • Coverage: Fox Sports 1

The Big East Tournament continues on Friday with a great matchup between the Creighton Bluejays and Xavier Musketeers. Neither one of these programs has ever won a Big East conference title. The winner of this semifinal matchup will advance to face the winner of the UConn vs Marquette game.

Creighton enters as a victor in 12 of its last 15 games following an 87-74 win over Villanova in the quarterfinals. Mea nwhile, Xavier has now won five of its last six games thanks to an 89-84 victory over DePaul on Thursday.

Which Big East squad will advance to the championship game with a win? Let's do some digging to find out.

Creighton vs Xavier Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: CREIGH: (-166) | XAVIER: (+138)
  • Spread: CREIGH: -3.5 (-110) | XAVIER: +3.5 (-110)
  • Total: 152.5 — Over: (-115) | Under: (- 105)

Creighton enters this contest as a small favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 9 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 152.5 points, which is above average compared to Friday's projected totals.

Creighton vs Xavier Betting Trends

  • Creighton has covered the spread 16 times in 32 games.
  • The Bluejays are 12-11 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • This year, 16 of Creighton's 32 games have gone over the point total.
  • Against the spread, Xavier is 17-15-0 this season.
  • The Musketeers' ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or more is 5-2.
  • Xavier has played 32 games this year, and 21 of them have hit the over.
Creighton Rank Creighton AVG Xavier AVG Xavier Rank
53rd 77.2 Points Scored 82.3 10th
122nd 68.1 Points Allowed 74.8 308th
32nd 35.0 Rebounds 34.5 42nd
265th 7.6 Off. Rebounds 8.9 142nd
35th 9.0 3pt Made 7.7 140th
21st 16.0 Assists 19.7 1st
80th 10.9 Turnovers 12.4 231st

  
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