Who’s Playing
Creighton Bluejays @ Providence Friars
Current Records: Creighton 16-6, Providence 14-8
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Amica Mutual Pavilion — Providence, Rhode Island
- TV: Fox Sports 2
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $14.00
What to Know
Creighton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Providence Friars will face off in a Big East battle at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Creighton has been dominant on offense recently, as they’ve racked up an incredible 365 points over their last four contests.
The point spread may have favored Creighton last Friday, but the final result did not. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 99-98 to the Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (85), Creighton still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Creighton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Steven Ashworth, who scored 26 points, was perhaps the best of all. It was the first time this season that Ashworth scored 20 or more points. Ryan Kalkbrenner was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a 85-72 finish the last time they played, Providence and the Wildcats decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The game between the Friars and the Wildcats on Sunday wasn’t a total blowout, but with the Friars falling 68-50 on the road it was darn close to turning into one. The result shouldn’t come as a shock considering that’s the fewest points Providence has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Providence had strong showings from Devin Carter, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds, and Josh Oduro, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Carter didn’t help Providence’s cause all that much against the Huskies on Wednesday but the same can’t be said for this matchup. Less helpful for Providence was Jayden Pierre’s abysmal 0-8 three-point shooting.
The Bluejays’ defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. As for the Friars, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Creighton have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39.4 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Providence struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 36.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Looking forward, Creighton is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by two points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a five game streak of covering the spread when playing as the favorites on the road.
Odds
Creighton is a slight 2-point favorite against Providence, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bluejays as a 1.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 142.5 points.
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Series History
Creighton has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Providence.
- Jan 06, 2024 – Creighton 69 vs. Providence 60
- Feb 14, 2023 – Providence 94 vs. Creighton 86
- Jan 14, 2023 – Creighton 73 vs. Providence 67
- Mar 11, 2022 – Creighton 85 vs. Providence 58
- Feb 26, 2022 – Providence 72 vs. Creighton 51
- Jan 20, 2021 – Providence 74 vs. Creighton 70
- Jan 02, 2021 – Creighton 67 vs. Providence 65
- Feb 05, 2020 – Providence 73 vs. Creighton 56
- Jan 18, 2020 – Creighton 78 vs. Providence 74
- Mar 06, 2019 – Creighton 76 vs. Providence 70
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