Marcus Zegarowski and the Creighton Bluejays are small underdogs on the road against the Villanova Wildcats on Wednesday night in NCAAB betting odds.

Villanova, Creighton Both Look to Rebound in Key Big East Matchup

The 10th-ranked Villanova Wildcats (15-4 SU, 11-8 ATS) will try to bounce back from a loss to the Butler Bulldogs on Sunday and avenge an earlier setback to the 14th-ranked Creighton Bluejays (17-6 SU, 10-13 ATS) as small home favorites in an important conference rematch Wednesday. The Bluejays routed the Wildcats 86-70 as 2-point home underdogs in the first meeting on February 13, but they too are coming off a loss.

Creighton Bluejays vs Villanova Wildcats
  • Date/Time: March 3, 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Arena: Finneran Pavilion
  • TV Coverage: FS1
  • Sportsbook Odds: Villanova -4 | O/U 146.5 (Line History)
  • Creighton vs Villanova Matchup Report

Sportsbook Odds Analysis

Villanova has been favored in every game this season, so it is no surprise to see the team as home chalk here again. However, the point spread is the smallest it has been for any of the school’s home games this year as well, and rightfully so. Creighton won the first meeting handily – and their previous one too, 76-61 as a 6.5-point road underdog on February 1, 2020. In other words, the Bluejays have the Wildcats’ number.

Creighton News & Notes

Creighton has definitely been the better team lately, which is the main reason this team is such a small road dog at Villanova. The Bluejays have already proven they can win there, and they have also covered the spread in three of the past four meetings and four of six.

While Creighton did lose at Xavier 77-69 as a 4-point road favorite on Saturday, it was a two-point game at halftime and much more critical for the home team. It is hard to call that a letdown spot for the Bluejays, who had won four games in a row prior to that defeat, but the Musketeers needed that victory much more than the Bluejays and played like it.

Villanova News & Notes

The Wildcats are already in good shape for the NCAA Tournament, but they would love nothing more than to move one step closer to clinching the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament with a home win here.

Falling to the Bulldogs was a bit of a surprise for them and their backers considering they closed as 12-point road favorites vs an opponent that is under .500 and without any real shot of making the postseason outside of putting together a miraculous run in the conference tourney. If that is not a wake-up call for Villanova and this is not a huge motivational spot, then this team could be in trouble.

Betting Pick: Wildcats -4

This line has not budged off the Sportsbook number, although that could obviously change the closer it gets to tipoff. That said, grab the value with the Wildcats as soon as possible because they have been outstanding as favorites of 4 points or less going back 30 games. Villanova is 22-8 straight up and 21-9 against the spread during that stretch.

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Shark Bites
  • Creighton is 3-1 ATS in its last 4 games.
  • Villanova is 11-3 SU in its past 14 games vs Creighton.
  • The UNDER is 3-1-1 in Creighton’s last 5 games.
Creighton is 3-1 ATS in its last 4 games.away Villanova is 11-3 SU in its past 14 games vs Creighton.home The UNDER is 3-1-1 in Creighton’s last 5 games.away
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