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Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats Odds & Free Pick

Villanova is 11-5 ATS with an O/U record of 7-8-1 and Creighton is 12-3 ATS with an O/U record of 11-4. [ad-4468020]

Venue/ Stadium: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, January 20, 2014
NBA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Villanova -6
Over/Under: OFF
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Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats Preview

In their last games Villanova beat DePaul 88-62 and Creighton lost to Providence 81-68.

6th ranked Villanova puts their perfect conference record on the line tonight hosting 19th ranked Creighton. The Wildcats are 5-0 in conference play with the Bluejays at 45-1 and Xavier at 4-1.

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Villanova’s only loss on the season came against a Syracuse team that is ranked 2nd in the nation.

This will be Creighton’s first game this season facing a ranked team.

It is no secret that the main goal of the Villanova defense will be to try to contain Doug McDermott (24.9 ppg), who ranks 2nd in the nation in scoring. The Bluejays rank 21st in the nation in scoring and they are one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the nation.

The Bluejays need to forget about their loss to Providence when their defense struggled and they only shot a season low 21.1% from 3-point range.

Ethan Wragge (11.7 ppg) is the only other player for Creighton that is averaging in double figures, but in his last 2 games he only has 14 points combined. The Wildcats’ defense will obviously key on McDermott so the other players will have to step up on offense.

This is Villanova’s first game of the season at the Wells Fargo Center, where they went undefeated last season (3-0).
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Villanova has a more balanced team with 4 players averaging in double figures led by JayVaughn Pinkston (15.6 ppg). You can tell how deep the Wildcats are, as Pinkston only 8 points in the win over DePaul and Nova still won easily.

Nova is a better rebounding team and McDermott and Wragge are also the Bluejays top 2 rebounders and they have a tall task tonight, as they not only have to carry the offense, but play well on the glass.

Villanova is 2-1 this season facing ranked teams.

Betting Trends

Creighton is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.

Villanova is 16-5 ATS in their last 21 home games, 23-8 ATS in their last 31 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 16-5 in their last 21 games.

Jason’s Pick: McDermott will get his points tonight, but the Wildcats are a much better all around team and they will not only win tonight at home, but cover as well extending their winning streak to 6 games.

Player Injuries

CREIGHTON
G] 01/08/2014 – Grant Gibbs out indefinitely ( Knee )

VILLANOVA
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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.