Amedeus Mastrangelo - Creighton vs Marquette

AMEDEUS' CBB BIG EAST GAME OF THE MONTH!

Handicapper
Amedeus Mastrangelo
League
NCAAB
Competition
Creighton vs Marquette
Release Date
01/27/2026 11:49 AM
Event Date
01/27/2026 09:30 PM
Bet Type
Point Spread
Pick
Creighton -1.5 (-110) (Consensus Line)
Outcome
Loss
Analysis
Creighton is coming into this game with a 12-8 record this season and they are 6-3 in the conference. They have been playing well recently as they have won 2 of their last 3 as well as 3 of their last 5 games and they are coming off of a 94-93 win at home against Xavier in their last game. Their defense has not been good in their last 4 games, but their offense has been as they have scored 80+ points in each of their last 3 games. They lost their last road game against Providence and they are 2-2 on the road in the conference this season. They are going up against a Marquette team that is 7-14 this season and they are 2-8 in the conference. They have been awful in their recent games as they have lost 4 of their last 5 games and they are coming off of an 87-76 loss on the road against Butler in their last game. Their defense has been awful in these as they have allowed 80+ points in each of their last 4 games, and their offense has not been good either as they have been held under 80 points in 13 of their last 14 games, averaging 75.9 points scored per game this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games at home and won their last game there against Providence 105-104 in OT, but they are still 2-3 at home in the conference this season. Marquette has not been shooting well or defending well this season, and they have been awful with their rebounding as well. Creighton is going to have a big edge here with their rebounding, and they have also been the much better shooting team this season. Creighton will cover the spread in this game.

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