Creighton Bluejays vs DePaul Blue Demons: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/30/2021

The No. 17 Creighton Bluejays (12-4) hit the road in Big East play against the DePaul Blue Demons (3-6) on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET. The Bluejays are double-digit favorites by 10 points in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The over/under in the matchup is set at 148.5.

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Creighton Leaders

• The Bluejays scoring leader is Denzel Mahoney, who contributes 15.3 points per game.
• Marcus Zegarowski leads Creighton with 4.4 assists per game and Christian Bishop paces the squad with 4.9 rebounds per contest.
• Zegarowski paces the Bluejays with a team-high 2.9 made three-pointers per game.
• The Bluejays steals leader is Mahoney, who grabs 1.5 per game. Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the team averaging 1.6 blocks a game.

DePaul Leaders

• Charlie Moore holds the top spot on the Blue Demons scoring and assist lists, putting up 14.7 points and 4.2 assists per game.
• Darious Hall collects all of the boards and is the DePaul leader in rebounds, grabbing 6.6 per game.
• The Blue Demons are paced by Moore from beyond the arc -- he hits 1.8 shots from downtown per game.
• Romeo Weems leads the Bluejays with 1.5 steals per game and Nick Ongenda is their top shot blocker with 1.6 blocks per game.

Creighton vs DePaul: Last 4 Meetings

The Bluejays have a 4-0 record in the last four games with the Blue Demons. The Bluejays have covered the spread more often than not against the Blue Demons, holding a 2-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 80.9 points per game the Bluejays average are 8.5 more points than the Blue Demons allow (72.4).
• Creighton is 9-1 overall and 8-0-1 against the spread when scoring more than 72.4 points.
• In games when DePaul gives up more than 80.9 points, it is 0-3 against the spread and 0-3 overall.
• The Blue Demons put up an average of 69.9 points per game, the exact same amount of points as the 69.9 the Bluejays give up to opponents.
• DePaul is 2-1 overall and 2-0 against the spread in games it scores more than 69.9 points.
• Creighton is 5-3-1 against the spread and 5-4 overall when it allows more than 69.9 points.
• The Bluejays have put up a total of 176 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11 per game), while the Blue Demons have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 23 total points, -2.5 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bluejays and the Blue Demons rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 34.2 and 36.2 boards per game, respectively.
• When DePaul earns the rebounding advantage they are 2-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Creighton is 6-2-1.
• The Bluejays average 7.2 offensive rebounds per game, -4.1 rebounds less than the Blue Demons.
• The Blue Demons are 1-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bluejays are 9-3 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Rebounding margin is a weakness for the Bluejays with a mark of -2.2 rebounds per game. The Blue Demons routinely have an advantage on the boards, averaging a margin of +0.5.