Creighton Bluejays vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/01/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 1, 2022

Venue:  Moody Center, Austin, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Creighton +6.5, Texas -6.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Creighton +6.5, Texas -6.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Creighton +6.5, Texas -6.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Creighton Bluejays:  6-1 (3rd place, Big East)

Texas Longhorns:  5-0 (2nd place, Big 12)

 

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Creighton Bluejays:  6-1 L10

Texas Longhorns:  5-0 L10

 

Creighton is coming into this game with a 6-1 record overall and they are 0-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Arizona Wildcats in their last game. Ryan Nembhard led the team in points in that game with 20 while Ryan Kalkbrenner was next on the team with 16 points. Ryan Nembhard led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Baylor Scheierman led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 45.8% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 78.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 83.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.1 PPG against them. Creighton has an ATS record of 5-2 this season and their O/U record is 4-3.

 

 

Texas is coming into this game with a 5-0 record overall and they are 4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 5 game winning streak with wins coming against the UTEP Miners, the Houston Baptist Huskies, the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, and the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros in their last game. Sir'Jabari Rice led the team in points in that game with 19 while Marcus Carr was next on the team with 18 points. Sir'Jabari Rice led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Dylan Disu led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 45.8% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 52.8 PPG against them. Texas has an ATS record of 4-1 this season and their O/U record is 1-2-2.

The current betting odds have Creighton listed as a 6.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Creighton is one of the top teams in the country right now ranked at 7th in the land but they have looked really good in their games. They have been crushing teams by double digits in a lot of their wins and their only loss of the season just came in their last game and it was a 2 point loss to Arizona who is the 4th ranked team in the country. They are going to have a much tougher task on their hands here as they now have the 2nd ranked team in the country in front of them, Texas. Texas has looked very good in all of their games this season as they have been crushing every team they play by double digits, including the ranked teams they have seen. They have only seen the 1 ranked team though which was Gonzaga who has proven to be a much weaker team than expected, and Texas also had the luxury of playing that game at home. They get to be at home once again for this game but now they have a much tougher team coming into their building who will keep this a very close game like Creighton did with Arizona in their last game, and the strongest team Texas has faced this year was Gonzaga. The best way to place a bet here is on Creighton to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Creighton Bluejays: 18-7 ATS as an underdog. 7-1 ATS after a loss by 6 points or less. 8-2 UNDER as a road underdog or pick.

Texas Longhorns: 3-10 ATS after scoring 80 points or more. 10-17 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 26-19 UNDER as a home favorite of 6.5 to 9 points.

 

 

Creighton Bluejays:  J. Christofilis (G) out for season - Redshirt. J. Green (F) out for season - Redshirt.

Texas Longhorns:  R. Brumbaugh (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“We’ll really get tested Thursday obviously. We haven’t been in someone else’s environment, especially a team that’s arguably one of the best teams in the country. … That’s why we play the schedule that we play.” - Greg McDermott on this upcoming game against Texas.

 

 

"We have guys on our team that have won before, credit to their previous coaches, trainers, high school coaches, AAU coaches. We’re trying to take that to the next step. But we look like a team that’s had a few guys that have won before. I’ve coached before where that’s not the case. You win the first game of the season and there are fireworks and chest bumps. I thought today there was a lot of poise. We have a lot of respect for Gonzaga. we played really well. It’s the third game of the season. Let’s not get too out of line here. We have a lot of games left.” - Chris Beard after his team’s win against Gonzaga this season.

 

 

 

T. Alexander 

R. Kalkbrenner 

A. Kaluma 

R. Nembhard 

B. Scheierman

 

T. Allen 

M. Carr 

D. Disu 

T. Hunter 

D. Mitchell

 

 

PPG: R. Kalkbrenner (16.1)

APG: R. Nembhard (5.7)

Reb/G: B. Scheierman (9.3)

 

PPG: T. Hunter (16.2)

APG: M. Carr (4)

Reb/G: D. Mitchell (6.8)

 

Coaches:

Creighton Bluejays: Greg McDermott (13th season)

Texas Longhorns: Chris Beard (2nd season)