Texas-Arlington Mavericks Open as College Basketball Underdog vs Creighton Bluejays

College hoops betting interest focuses on the Texas-Arlington Mavericks vs Creighton Bluejays battle Monday at CenturyLink Center-NE as the Bluejays look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

If you were backing the Texas-Arlington Mavericks in this one, their betting line was listed as 9-point underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook.

Texas-Arlington Mavericks vs Creighton Bluejays Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

This college basketball season, the Creighton Bluejays are 8-2 overall and 7-3 ATS, while the Texas-Arlington Mavericks are 8-3 and 5-3 ATS. As for the betting totals, Creighton boasts a 7-3 on the OU, and Texas-Arlington is 4-4.

According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 17-ranked Creighton Bluejays and the No. 59-rated Texas-Arlington Mavericks in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Creighton's No. 8 nationally ranked offense (90.2 points per game) against a Texas-Arlington Mavericks defense that sits as the No. 105 at 69.18 PPG. The Creighton Bluejays have been averaging 51.64% from the field, more than the Mavericks have managed so far this season (47.43% on average).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The battle between the Mavericks and Vaqueros didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as UTRGV was handed a 86-65 defeat on Saturday at UTPA Fieldhouse.

The battle between the Bluejays and Hawks didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Maryland-Eastern Shore was handed a 87-36 defeat on Friday at CenturyLink Center-NE.

Betting Trends
  • Texas-Arlington is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
  • Texas-Arlington is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games on the road
  • Creighton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
  • Creighton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Texas-Arlington home to Cal Poly, Thursday, December 21st
Creighton at USC Upstate, Wednesday, December 20th

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