Creighton vs. UConn Betting Preview - January 18

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UConn hosts Creighton as a -7.5 favorite Saturday.

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The Huskies are 8-0 in home games. UConn ranks sixth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 32.1 rebounds. Tarris Reed, Jr. leads the Huskies with 7.5 boards.

The Bluejays are 4-2 in conference games. Creighton averages 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 5.4 points per game.

UConn makes 49.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.1 percentage points higher than Creighton has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Creighton averages 10.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.7 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game UConn gives up.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 20 points in Creighton's 84-64 victory against Providence on Tuesday night.

Kalkbrenner added 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Bluejays (11-6, 4-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and added six assists. Isaac Traudt had 13 points and shot 4 for 4 from beyond the arc.

The Blue Jays have won four of their last five games and are now 11-6 for the season.

The Huskies come into this game 13-4 and winners of their last nine of ten games.

Alex Karaban scored 19 points, Solo Ball added 15, and No. 9 Connecticut bounced back Saturday from its first conference loss of the season to beat Georgetown 68-60.

The Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East), who fell 68-66 at Villanova on Wednesday, have not lost back-to-back league games since January 2023.

Player Prop Bets

Creighton @ Uconn (Scoring)

18-Jan-2025, 12:00

Alex Karaban

Uconn

Over(16.5)

-118

Under(16.5)

-110

Hassan Diarra

Uconn

Over(10.5)

-130

Under(10.5)

+100

Jackson McAndrew

Creighton

Over(7.5)

-118

Under(7.5)

-110

Jamiya Neal

Creighton

Over(11.5)

+110

Under(11.5)

-143

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Creighton

Over(16.5)

-118

Under(16.5)

-110

Samson Johnson

Uconn

Over(8.5)

+124

Under(8.5)

-162

Solo Ball

Uconn

Over(14.5)

-122

Under(14.5)

-107

Steven Ashworth

Creighton

Over(18.5)

+118

Under(18.5)

-154

Creighton @ Uconn (Rebounds)

18-Jan-2025, 12:00

Alex Karaban

Uconn

Over(5.5)

-114

Under(5.5)

-114

Hassan Diarra

Uconn

Over(3.5)

-113

Under(3.5)

-115

Jackson McAndrew

Creighton

Over(2.5)

-176

Under(2.5)

+135

Jamiya Neal

Creighton

Over(4.5)

-122

Under(4.5)

-107

Jasen Green

Creighton

Over(2.5)

-113

Under(2.5)

-115

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Creighton

Over(7.5)

+102

Under(7.5)

-132

Samson Johnson

Uconn

Over(3.5)

-130

Under(3.5)

+100

Solo Ball

Uconn

Over(3.5)

+127

Under(3.5)

-167

Steven Ashworth

Creighton

Over(3.5)

-132

Under(3.5)

+102

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