The Evansville Purple Aces will try to pay off for their supporters on Tuesday when they play host to the Bluejays at Ford Center in NCAAB action.

The Purple Aces sport records of 11-12 and 12-8 ATS heading into this battle, while the Bluejays have 21-3 and 13-7 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 15-5 for the Purple Aces and 9-10-1 for the Bluejays.



View Creighton vs Evansville Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Purple Aces as 5-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Purple Aces at No. 281 and the Bluejays at No. 60 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 87-76 result in favor of the Bluejays.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Evansville's No. 331-rated squad against Creighton's No. 76-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Evansville rates No. 226 in the country with 5.6 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 12 nationally with 8.6 per match.

Defensively, Creighton features the nation's No. 160-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.7 points per game. Evansville, meanwhile, comes in at No. 102 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Creighton was a 65-62 loser on the road against Northern Iowa. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites. Creighton got 23 points from Antoine Young but lost anyway, 65-62, to Northern Iowa on Saturday at McLeod Center.

Evansville lost its last outing, a 53-52 result against Southern Illinois on February 4. They failed to cover in that game as a 2-point favorite. The Purple Aces endured a 53-52 loss at the hands of the Salukis on Saturday, despite a 13-point effort from Colt Ryan at SIU Arena.


Creighton Bluejays Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Wichita State are 7-3
After playing Northern Iowa are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3

Evansville Purple Aces Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Drake are 3-7
After playing Southern Illinois are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Bluejays at Purple Aces trends to consider:
Creighton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Creighton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Evansville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Creighton's last 5 games when playing on the road against Evansville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Creighton's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Evansville's last 5 games when playing Creighton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Evansville's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Evansville's last 5 games when playing at home against Creighton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Evansville's last 7 games at home


Next up:
Creighton home to Wichita State, Saturday, February 11
Evansville at Drake, Sunday, February 12