Creighton Bluejays vs Saint John's (NY) Red Storm: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/9/2021

The No. 7 Creighton Bluejays (9-2) are heavily favored (-13) to continue a five-game win streak when they host the Saint John's (NY) Red Storm (6-5) at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at CHI Health Center Omaha. The game airs on FS1. The point total for the matchup is set at 158.5.

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ATS Records for Creighton and Saint John's (NY)

Creighton Leaders

• Marcus Zegarowski leads the Bluejays in scoring (14.1 points per game) and assisting (4.8 assists per game).
• Christian Bishop paces the team with 5.5 rebounds per game.
• Zegarowski averages 2.9 made threes per game to lead the Bluejays.
• Damien Jefferson leads the team with 1.7 steals per game. Ryan Kalkbrenner collects 1.6 blocks a game to pace Creighton.

Saint John's (NY) Leaders

• Julian Champagnie is at the top of the Red Storm scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 19.7 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game this season.
• The Saint John's (NY) leader in assists is Posh Alexander with 4.3 assists per game.
• Champagnie connects on 1.9 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Red Storm.
• Saint John's (NY)'s Alexander has the top spot on the team's steals leaderboard with 2.4 per game and Isaih Moore is first in blocks with 1.0 per game.

Creighton vs Saint John's (NY): Last 5 Meetings

Saint John's (NY) earned victory in three of its last five matchups against Creighton. Neither team claims an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head games, with the series knotted up at 1-1 ATS.

Points Insights

• The Bluejays put up just 2.7 more points per game (82) than the Red Storm allow (79.3).
• Creighton has a 5-1 record overall and a 5-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 79.3 points.
• Saint John's (NY) is 2-1 against the spread and 2-2 overall when giving up more than 82 points.
• The Red Storm average 12.6 more points per game (80.6) than the Bluejays give up to opponents (68).
• Saint John's (NY) has compiled a 6-4 overall record and a 4-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 68 points.
• Creighton is 0-1 against the spread and 0-1 overall when it allows more than 80.6 points.
• The Bluejays have put up a total of 154 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 14 per game), and the Red Storm have out-scored opponents by just 15 points on the season (1.3 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Bluejays and the Red Storm are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 36.6 and 36.4 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Creighton earns the rebounding advantage they are 5-0-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Saint John's (NY) is 1-4.
• The Bluejays average 7.6 offensive rebounds per game, -3.6 rebounds less than the Red Storm.
• When the Red Storm grab the most offensive rebounds they are 2-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Bluejays are 6-1.
• Creighton fairs well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +0.6 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Saint John's (NY), which averages a margin of -0.8.