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Creighton faces Marquette following Swartz's 27-point game
By The Associated Press
Marquette Golden Eagles (5-7, 0-1 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (6-5, 1-0 Big
East)
Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bluejays -7.5; over/under is 149.5
BOTTOM LINE: Creighton plays Marquette after Austin Swartz scored 27 points in
Creighton's 98-57 victory against the Xavier Musketeers.
The Bluejays are 4-1 in home games. Creighton averages 76.7 points while
outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game.
The Golden Eagles have gone 0-1 against Big East opponents. Marquette scores
78.1 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.
Creighton scores 76.7 points per game, 0.1 fewer points than the 76.8 Marquette
allows. Marquette averages 6.9 more points per game (78.1) than Creighton
allows (71.2).
The Bluejays and Golden Eagles face off Saturday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Dix is shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made
3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, while averaging 12 points. Blake Harper
is averaging 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.
Nigel James Jr. is averaging 11.3 points, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals for the
Golden Eagles. Chase Ross is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bluejays: 5-5, averaging 75.2 points, 33.9 rebounds, 17.1
assists, 5.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 3-7, averaging 75.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 8.7
steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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