Creighton Bluejays vs Providence Friars: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/2/2021

The No. 11 Creighton Bluejays (7-2) are favored (-3.5) to continue a three-game win streak when they visit the Providence Friars (7-3) at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Alumni Hall (RI). The matchup airs on FOX. The over/under for the matchup is set at 146.

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Creighton Leaders

• The Bluejays scoring leader is Denzel Mahoney, who averages 15.0 points per game.
• Marcus Zegarowski leads the team with 5.0 assists per game and Christian Bishop paces the squad with 6.0 rebounds per contest.
• The 2.8 three-pointers Mahoney hits per game are a team-high mark for the Bluejays.
• The Bluejays steals leader is Zegarowski, who collects 1.3 per game. Ryan Kalkbrenner leads the team averaging 1.3 blocks an outing.

Providence Leaders

• David Duke owns the Friars top spot in scoring with 19.9 points per game and also tacks on 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest.
• The Providence leaders in rebounds and assists are Nate Watson (6.9 rebounds per game) and Jared Bynum (4.7 assists per game).
• Duke makes more threes per game than any other member of the Friars, averaging 1.8 treys per game.
• A.J. Reeves is at the top of Providence's steals hierarchy with 1.3 steals per game and Jimmy Nichols Jr. leads the squad in blocks with 0.8 per game.

Creighton vs Providence: Last 4 Meetings

Creighton has a 3-1 record in the last four games with Providence. The Friars have covered the spread more often than not against the Bluejays, holding a 2-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 82.9 points per game the Bluejays record are 11.5 more points than the Friars allow (71.4).
• When Creighton scores more than 71.4 points, it is 5-0-1 against the spread and 5-2 overall.
• Providence has a 1-1 record against the spread and a 1-1 record overall when allowing more than 82.9 points.
• The Friars average 5.7 more points per game (75.7) than the Bluejays allow their opponents to score (70).
• Providence has compiled a 6-1 overall record and a 6-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 70 points.
• Creighton has a 1-1 record overall and an ATS record of 1-1 in games when its opponents score more than 75.7 points.
• The Bluejays have out-scored their opponents by a total of 116 points this season (12.9 points per game on average), and the Friars have put up 43 more points than their opponents on the year (4.3 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bluejays and the Friars are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 37.6 and 34.6 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Creighton earns the rebounding advantage they are 4-0-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Providence is 1-3.
• The Bluejays average 7.9 offensive rebounds per game, -2.5 rebounds less than the Friars.
• The Friars are 4-0 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bluejays are 4-1 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. The Bluejays record an average rebounding margin of +one rebound per game, and the Friars average a margin of +1.3 rebounds.