{"id":134581,"date":"2017-03-09T01:04:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T06:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134581"},"modified":"2017-03-09T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:07:00","slug":"2017-big-east-tournament-quarterfinal-round-creighton-bluejays-vs-providence-friars-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-big-east-tournament-quarterfinal-round-creighton-bluejays-vs-providence-friars-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 Big East Tournament Quarterfinal Round \u2013 Creighton Bluejays vs. Providence Friars Predictions, Picks and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview"},"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. Providence Friars Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Madison Square Garden\u2014 New York, New York<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, March 9, 2017, 9:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Creighton Bluejays (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-2<\/strong><\/a>) vs. Providence Friars (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+2<\/strong><\/a>); total: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">144.5<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\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> Fox Sports 1<\/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 the Creighton Bluejays (23-8, 10-8 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Point Spread:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Led by savvy playmaker Marcus Foster (18.5 PPG) and redshirt freshman Justin Patton (13.1 PPG, 6.3 RPG), the Bluejays carry the highest-scoring offense in the Big East this season with 83.5 points per game on an excellent 51.2% field-goal percentage, including 40.3% from three-point range.<\/p>\n<p>However, they evidently struggled when starting point guard Maurice Watson Jr. had his season cut short due to a torn ACL, losing seven of their final 12 regular-season games. The injury to Watson has forced Foster and Patton, as well as Khyri Thomas (12.5 PPG), to take their respective games up a notch for the team.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the third meeting between Creighton and Providence this season, with each side winning on the road in the first two. The Bluejays are 2-3 SU and ATS in their last five games overall.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Providence Friars (20-11, 10-8 Big East)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Point Spread:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No other Big East team is hotter than Providence right now. The Friars bring in a six-game winning streak into this game; a run that began with consecutive wins against Butler, Xavier and at Creighton.<\/p>\n<p>Rodney Bullock is the centerpiece of this Rhode Island group. He averages a team-leading 16.1 points on 32.8 minutes per game, while also adding 6.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per contest. Along with him are three more double-digit scorers in Emmit Holt (12.3), Kyron Cartwright (11.3) and Jalen Lindsey (10.3)\u2014all of whom have played a key role to their team\u2019s recent success and as to why there\u2019s a good chance that the Friars will go dancing again this year.<\/p>\n<p>Providence leads the all-time series with Creighton at 13-6, which includes a 7-2 slate since the Bluejays made their move to the Big East about four years ago.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Creighton (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-2<\/strong><\/a>) wins and covers, 76-70.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" 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 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