The Xavier Musketeers (10-8, 4-3 Big East) and Creighton Bluejays (14-5, 5-3) tangle Tuesday in Omaha. Tip-off at the CHI Health Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Xavier vs. Creighton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Xavier was favored by 12 on Saturday against the Georgetown Hoyas, but the Musketeers trailed almost the whole game before rallying to score 6 of the last 8 points of the game in a 92-91 triumph. The victory kept alive what has been a high-scoring win streak for XU: the Musketeers have averaged 87.3 points per game in dispatching Providence, Butler and GU since Jan. 10.
Creighton is ranked No. 16 in the . It also snuck by a Big East foe Saturday. The Bluejays rallied from 9 points down in regulation and 5 points down in a 3rd overtime to defeat Seton Hall 97-94. Two of CU’s last 3 games have gone down to the wire, but the Bluejays are 5-1 over their last 6 games.
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