Creighton (21-11) is scheduled to matchup against Kansas St. (22-11) this Friday, March 16th. Tip-off is at 6:50pm ET and the game will be playing live on TNT, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). The opening line favors Creighton to win at -2, 51.5% have picked Creighton to cover the spread. The total number of points scored for the over/under is listed at 144, 100% have picked the under.
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Creighton Game Summary
Creighton lost their last game against Providence on Thursday, March 8th, 72-68. Providence's Alpha Diallo scored a team-high 19 points in the win, hitting 7 of 14 shots from the field for a 50% field goal percentage. In 40 minutes, he collected 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists with 4 turnovers. Marcus Foster led Creighton's team in scoring with 19 points, while shooting 44.4% from the field (making 8 of 18 attempts). In 43 minutes, Foster added 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 threes with 3 turnovers.
Kansas St. Game Summary
Kansas State lost their last game against Kansas on Friday, March 9th, 83-67. Kansas' Malik Newman led his team to a win with a team-high 22 points. He went 8 for 14 from the field, shooting 57.1%. In 35 minutes, Malik collected 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 threes with 2 turnovers. Although Kansas State was defeated, Makol Mawien fought to keep his team in the game with 29 points, shooting 68.4% from the field (making 13 of 19 attempts). In 34 minutes, he added 29 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks with 2 turnovers.
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Prediction
8-9 games are always fun, and this one looks like it will fit the bill. These two teams are pretty evenly matched, and while Creighton is favored, I like Kansas State because it looks like Dean Wade and Barry Brown should be healthy enough to play. If they can't go, Creighton is probably the right call.
Kansas State: 64
Creighton: 60
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