Creighton Bluejays vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/17/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 17, 2022

Venue:  Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Creighton +3, DePaul -3; Over/Under:  137 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Creighton +3.5, DePaul -3.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Creighton +3.5, DePaul -3.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

 

Creighton Bluejays:  16-8 (4th place, Big East)

DePaul Blue Demons:  12-12 (10th place, Big East)

 

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Creighton Bluejays:  4-1 last 5

DePaul Blue Demons:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Creighton is coming into this game with a 16-8 record overall and they are 4-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 8-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Seton Hall Pirates while their 4 wins in that span came against the UConn Huskies, the Butler Bulldogs, the Georgetown Hoyas, and Georgetown again in their last game. Alex O'Connell led the team in points in that game with 27 while Ryan Hawkins was next on the team with 14 points. Ryan Nembhard led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Hawkins led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 53.8% from the field, 41.4% from 3-point range, and 74.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 69.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66 PPG against them. Creighton has an ATS record of 11-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 8-15-1.

 

 

DePaul is coming into this game with a 12-12 record overall and they are 9-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-11 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Georgetown Hoyas but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Providence Friars and the Butler Bulldogs in their last game. David Jones led the team in points in that game with 17 while Nick Ongenda was next on the team with 14 points. Jones and Jalen Terry both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Brandon Johnson led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 41.3% from the field, 38.1% from 3-point range, and 68.8% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 PPG against them. DePaul has an ATS record of 15-9 this season and their O/U record is 14-10.

 

Creighton is coming into this game winning their last 3 straight and they have won 4 of their last 5 games. They were not playing very well a few weeks ago but they have fixed their problems and they have been playing much better since then. Their last 3 wins were against some of the worst teams in the Big East but they are going up against a DePaul team here that also falls into that category. DePaul has struggled against conference opponents all season with a 3-11 record and they are only 9-6 at home as well. Creighton has not been awful on the road this season with a 4-4 record and they have been gaining a lot of steam coming into this game. DePaul thought they were finally turning things around when they put 2 wins together but they have lost 2 straight since then and those have also been their only 2 wins in their last 8 games, all against conference opponents as well. DePaul will continue to struggle here against a Creighton team that has been playing very well recently. DePaul has still been keeping their games close despite all the losses though so they will likely lose here but they will not get blown out by Creighton here at home.

 

Creighton DePaul Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 17, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Creighton 79 DePaul 75.

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Creighton Bluejays: 16-10 ATS as an underdog. 30-22 ATS against conference opponents. 17-9 UNDER as an underdog.

DePaul Blue Demons: 3-10 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 9-18 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 24-10 UNDER as a home favorite of 3 points or less or pick. 

 

 

Creighton Bluejays:  A. Kaluma (F) Late Feb - Knee injury. D. Davis (G) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed injury. S. Mitchell (G) out for season - Foot injury.

DePaul Blue Demons:  J. Johnson (PG) Early March - Hand injury. T. Grant-Foster (G) out for season - Redshirt. A. Bynum (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“We’ll never apologize for winning in this league. It’s not easy, and I think it’s a huge credit to Patrick [Ewing] and his staff that they haven’t won in the league, but when you watch them play you would never know it. They compete to the very end, as you saw, and it would have been for a team when they got down 23 to pack it in given the season that they’ve had, and they didn’t do it. That’s really a credit to Coach Ewing and his staff.” - Greg McDermott after his team’s win against Georgetown.

 

 

“I thought our guys played with great effort. We gave ourselves a chance to win.  We had some crucial bad possessions there in the second half that I really think hurt us.  To beat a team like that you’ve got to pull a full 40 minutes together.  I thought we played about 35 or 36 and didn’t put it all together tonight.” - Tony Stubblefield on his team’s loss against Providence.

 

 

 

R. Hawkins 

Ryan Kalkbrenner 

A. Kaluma 

Ryan Nembhard 

A. O'Connell

 

J. Freeman-Liberty 

P. Gebrewhit 

B. Johnson 

D. Jones 

N. Ongenda

 

 

PPG: R. Hawkins (13.5)

APG: R. Nembhard (4.2)

Reb/G: R. Hawkins (7.4)

 

PPG: J. Freeman-Liberty (20.6)

APG: J. Terry (3.2)

Reb/G: D. Jones (7.6)

 

Coaches:

Creighton Bluejays: Greg McDermott (12th season)

DePaul Blue Demons: Tony Stubblefield (1st season)