Creighton vs. Xavier betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The Creighton Bluejays (14-6, 7-2 Big East) are favored (by 6.5 points) to continue a six-game home win streak when they host the Xavier Musketeers (13-8, 5-5 Big East) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is 143.5.

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Creighton Cover -6.5 vs Xavier -106

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Creighton vs. Xavier betting lines

  • Creighton moneyline odds to win: -264
  • Xavier moneyline odds to win: +213
  • Spread: Creighton (-6.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Creighton statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Creighton has performed worse at home, covering six times in 11 home games, and five times in six road games.
  • When it comes to over/unders, the Bluejays hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total four times in 11 opportunities this season (36.4%). In away games, they have hit the over two times in six opportunities (33.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Creighton has taken nine of 10 games at home, good for a .900 winning percentage. It has won two of three games away from home (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Bluejays have been racking up 73.0 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 75.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Creighton’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (68.4) is 0.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.3).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Bluejays are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.7 compared to 9.8 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.5% compared to 35.0% season-long).

Creighton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-8-1 (Home: 6-4-1; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-7-1; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 9-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (53rd in nation) 40.4 (42nd) 34.6 (70th) 31.0 (163rd) 17.0 (24th) 12.3 (267th)

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Xavier statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Xavier has a better winning percentage at home (.583, 7-5-0 record) than on the road (.571, 4-3-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Musketeers games have gone over less frequently at home (five of 12, 41.7%) than away (three of seven, 42.9%).
  • The Musketeers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-2), and away it is .167 (1-5).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Musketeers are putting up 74.0 points per contest, 3.0 fewer points than their season average (77.0).
  • While Xavier is surrendering 69.4 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 72.3 points per contest.
  • The Musketeers are making 7.4 treys per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.1). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (37.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (38.3%).

Xavier betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 8-4-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-13-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-0 (Home: 10-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (150th in nation) 42.5 (124th) 30.5 (292nd) 30.7 (155th) 16.7 (34th) 11.0 (137th)
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