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The Creighton Bluejays (6-5, 0-0 Big East) are underdogs (+4) as they attempt to end a five-game losing streak when they visit the Marquette Golden Eagles (8-3, 0-0 Big East) at 8:30 PM ET on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Fiserv Forum. The matchup’s point total is 154.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Golden Eagles vs. Bluejays
- Game Day: Friday, December 16, 2022
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | -4 | 154 |
Marquette Betting Stats & Information
- Marquette has won 87.5% of its games this season when the moneyline favorite (7-1).
- The Golden Eagles have not played as a moneyline favorite of -180 or shorter.
- The Golden Eagles’ ATS record is 7-4-0 this season.
- The Bluejays are 1-0 against the spread so far when playing as at least 4-point underdogs.
- Marquette’s average point total in outings this year is 150.6, 3.4 points below the total in this game.
Creighton Betting Stats & Info
- This season, Creighton has won one out of the four games in which it has been the underdog.
- The Bluejays have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +152.
- The Bluejays are 6-5-0 against the spread this season.
- The Bluejays are a perfect 1-0 against the spread when an underdog by 4 points or more this season.
- Creighton’s games this season have averaged a total of 147.2 points, 6.8 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Marquette vs. Creighton Season Stat Comparison
| Marquette Rank | Marquette AVG | Creighton AVG | Creighton Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th | 82.2 | Points Scored | 78 | 76th |
| 180th | 68.5 | Points Allowed | 69.2 | 194th |
| 264th | 31 | Rebounds | 35.6 | 68th |
| 258th | 7.9 | Off. Rebounds | 8.4 | 221st |
| 61st | 9 | 3pt Made | 9.2 | 45th |
| 7th | 19 | Assists | 16.2 | 39th |
| 103rd | 11.6 | Turnovers | 10 | 20th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Marquette Golden Eagles Leaders
- The Golden Eagles scoring leader is Kam Jones, who averages 16.4 per contest to go with 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
- Oso Ighodaro leads Marquette in rebounding, averaging 6.9 per game, while Tyler Kolek leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 7.8 in each contest.
- Jones leads the Golden Eagles in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.8 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Creighton Bluejays Leaders
- Ryan Kalkbrenner is the top scorer for the Bluejays with 15.9 points per game. He also adds 7.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game to his stats.
- The Creighton leaders in rebounding and assists are Baylor Scheierman with 9.6 rebounds per game (he also adds 12.5 points and 2.5 assists per game) and Ryan Nembhard with six assists per game (he also tacks on 11.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game).
- Scheierman is reliable from deep and leads the Bluejays with 2.6 made threes per game.
