Halftime Report
Only one more half stands between Marquette and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 39-35 lead against Creighton.
Marquette entered the match having won three straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it four, or will Creighton step up and spoil it? We’ll know soon.
Who’s Playing
Creighton Bluejays @ Marquette Golden Eagles
Current Records: Creighton 9-5, Marquette 12-2
How To Watch
- When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $34.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Big East matchup on schedule as the Creighton Bluejays and the Marquette Golden Eagles are set to tip at 9:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Fiserv Forum. The Bluejays are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.4 points per game this season.
Creighton is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 152, but even that wound up being too high. They dodged a bullet on Tuesday and finished off St. John’s 57-56. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bluejays.
Creighton can attribute much of their success to Ryan Kalkbrenner, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Kalkbrenner has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times he’s played.
Meanwhile, Marquette waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins… but they left with three. They put a hurting on the Friars to the tune of 78-50. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 19 points or more this season.
Kam Jones and Stevie Mitchell were among the main playmakers for Marquette as the former dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists and the latter went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and five steals. Jones had some trouble finding his footing against Xavier two weeks ago, so this was a step in the right direction. Zaide Lowery was another key player, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Creighton pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Creighton hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 75.4 points per game. However, it’s not like Marquette struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 80.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Creighton is hoping to beat the odds on Friday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a three game streak of covering the spread when playing as the underdog.
Odds
Marquette is a big 9.5-point favorite against Creighton, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Golden Eagles as a 8.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 147.5 points.
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Series History
Creighton has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Marquette.
- Mar 02, 2024 – Creighton 89 vs. Marquette 75
- Dec 30, 2023 – Marquette 72 vs. Creighton 67
- Feb 21, 2023 – Marquette 73 vs. Creighton 71
- Dec 16, 2022 – Marquette 69 vs. Creighton 58
- Mar 10, 2022 – Creighton 74 vs. Marquette 63
- Feb 20, 2022 – Creighton 83 vs. Marquette 82
- Jan 01, 2022 – Creighton 75 vs. Marquette 69
- Feb 06, 2021 – Creighton 71 vs. Marquette 68
- Dec 14, 2020 – Marquette 89 vs. Creighton 84
- Feb 18, 2020 – Creighton 73 vs. Marquette 65
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