Oregon vs. Creighton Prediction, Pick Against the Spread, Latest Odds for Round of 32
The Oregon Ducks will battle the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday night in the Round of 32. Can Ryan Kalkbrenner and the Bluejays roll to the Sweet 16 in Pittsburgh? Matt McCuen has a side in this game, and provides his pick against the spread in Oregon vs. Creighton.
Matt McCuen - March 23, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
5 minOregon vs. Creighton Prediction, Pick Against the Spread, Latest Odds for Round of 32
The Oregon Ducks and the Creighton Bluejays will meet on Saturday afternoon.
Oregon vs. Creighton DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Start Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: TBS
Oregon vs. Creighton ODDS
- Spread: Oregon +4.5 (-110), Creighton -4.5 (-110)
- Total Odds: O 145.5 (-106), U 145.5 (-108)
- Moneyline Odds: Oregon (+160), Creighton (-190)
Oregon vs. Creighton Prediction
Pittsburgh will be the site as both teams attempt to make a run into the Sweet 16.
The fact the Ducks are in this position is somewhat of a miracle.
Few people had the Ducks to be in the Round of 32 a couple of weeks ago.
Dana Altman's squad went into the Pac-12 tournament as the fourth seed, and came out as conference champions.
The Ducks support a record of 24-11 on the season.
Big man N’Faly Dante leads the squad with 16.5 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Ante has played great basketball as of late.
Senior Jermaine Couisnard has been great, adding 16.1 points and 3.3 assists.
Oregon native Jackson Shelstad has averaged 13.0 points and 3.3 assists.
The Ducks offense has scored 75.3 points per game.
Creighton begins play with a 24-9 record.
The Bluejays ended the year tied for the second-best record in the Big East (14-6).
A strong quality of this team is their ability to win on the road (8-4).
Greg McDermott feels as if this is a team more than capable of winning a national championship.
A similar Creighton roster went on a run to the Elite 8 a year ago.
Creighton rolled past Akron in round one (77-60).
Nebraska native Baylor Scheierman leads the squad with 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds.
Junior Trey Alexander has been great for the Bluejays with 17.6 points and a team-leading 4.7 assists.
Ryan Kalkbrenner has added 17.3 points and 7.4 rebounds. The senior won a second consecutive Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award.
The Bluejays offense has averaged 80.5 points per game.
Oregon vs. Creighton Pick
As my National Championship pick this year, I love the Bluejays to control this game.
Oregon has been great to us lately, but this is a tough matchup for them today.
Dante has been outstanding, but this is a tough matchup against Kalkbrenner.
Creighton has the stronger team on both sides of the ball, and will cover this game comfortably tonight.
Pick: Creighton -4 -118 Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
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