{"id":132993,"date":"2017-02-23T23:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T04:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=132993"},"modified":"2017-02-24T00:57:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T05:57:21","slug":"creighton-bluejays-vs-villanova-wildcats-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-25-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/creighton-bluejays-vs-villanova-wildcats-predictions-picks-odds-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview-february-25-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats Predictions, Picks, Odds and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 February 25, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0The Pavilion \u2014 Villanova, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, February 25, 2017, 3:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NCAA Basketball lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0FOX<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on Creighton Bluejays (22-6, 9-6 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>All Game Lines Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In nine games since losing star point guard Maurice Watson Jr. to injury, the 23<sup>rd<\/sup>-ranked Bluejays have not been the same. They\u2019re just 4-5 in that stretch, mostly sandwiching victories between losses.<\/p>\n<p>All but one of those setbacks were decided by only single digits, though\u2014including Wednesday\u2019s night\u2019s stinging home loss to Providence, 66-68. Creighton had a seven-point lead at the intermission, but eventually had their hearts broken by Kyron Cartwright\u2019s game-winning three-pointer with less than three seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Foster and Justin Patton were the only two Bluejays who scored in double figures with 18 and 12 points, respectively. Both also piled up the points despite losing to then-No. 1 Villanova earlier this season at Omaha, finishing with 40 points on 18-of-32 shooting combined.<\/p>\n<p>Foster, a Kansas State transfer, carries into this game a team-leading 18.6 points per contest this season.<\/p>\n<p>Creighton is 7-3 SU and ATS in its past 10 games on the road.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Villanova Wildcats (26-3, 13-3 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>All Game Lines Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second-ranked Nova was left stunned on Wednesday night, when No. 22 Butler used a 46-point second half to upset them at home\u201474-66\u2014while also breaking the Wildcats\u2019 seven-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning national champs had one of those rare off nights on both ends of the floor. They shot just 43.9 percent from the field, including 25.0 percent from down town, and allowed the Bulldogs to knock down 50.9 percent of their own attempts. Villanova\u2019s 15 turnovers made things harder, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson still came up huge offensively, pacing their squad with 18 and 24 points, respectively. The former, by the way, has scored in double digits in every game this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats have yet to drop two-straight games this season, but that might just happen in Saturday\u2019s rematch with No. 23 Creighton, which boasts an offense that generates nearly 85 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Nova is 9-1 SU and 4-6 ATS in its previous 10 games at The Pavilion.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Villanova wins it, 76-68.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and build a winning college basketball parlay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div 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