Bad news for sports bettors: College football’s regular season has come to a close.
Good news for sports bettors: College basketball’s regular season is heating up fast, with several conferences getting a jump-start on league play this month.
On Friday, a pair of perimeter-oriented teams make their Big East debuts, and Props.com breaks down the matchup from a college basketball betting perspective.
No. 9 Villanova at Creighton
Tipoff Time: 8 p.m. EST
Venue: CHI Health Center (Omaha, Neb.)
TV: FS1
Villanova: 7-3 SU/5-5 ATS
Creighton: 8-3 SU/4-7 ATS
Odds: Side & Total
| Sportsbook | Spread | Total |
| BetMGM | Villanova -6.5 (-110) | 134.5 |
| Caesars | Villanova -6.5 (-110) | 134 |
| DraftKings | Villanova -6.5 (-105) | 134 |
| FanDuel | Villanova -6.5 (-110) | 133.5 |
| PointsBet USA | Villanova –6.5 (-110) | 134 |
*Odds updated as of 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17.
Betting Trends
Villanova
- Villanova is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 on the road
- The Wildcats are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 on Friday
- Villanova is 40-17-2 ATS in its 59 games following an ATS loss
- The Under is 5-0 in the Wildcats’ last five overall, with combined point totals of 93, 140, 133, 137 and 118
- The Under is also 4-0 in Villanova’s last four on the road and 5-0 in its last five as a favorite
Creighton
- The Bluejays are 2-5 ATS in their last seven overall
- Creighton is 5-1 ATS in its last six Friday games
- The Under is 5-1 in the Bluejays’ last six overall, with combined point totals of 115, 151, 122, 135, 135 and 130
- Creighton has gone Over the total in its last four as a home underdog
Series
- The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last seven head-to-head meetings
- The Under is 4-1 in the last five meetings
Odds & Ends
— Villanova has failed to cover the spread in each of its three true road games. The Wildcats lost 57-36 at Baylor as a 5-point underdog and 86-77 in overtime at UCLA as a 3-point pup, and they defeated Penn 71-56 but came up short as an 18.5-point favorite.
— Creighton has faced only three opponents that are either ranked or from a power conference. The Bluejays upset No. 24 BYU 83-71 as a 4-point neutral-site underdog; lost to No. 9 Iowa State 64-58 as a 5.5-point home favorite; and lost 58-57 to Arizona State on Tuesday as a 7.5-point home chalk.
— Villanova is 1-3 SU/ATS against nationally-ranked teams this season. The victory came against No. 17 Tennessee, 71-53 as a 2-point neutral-site favorite. The three defeats all involved viable national championship contenders — at No. 2 UCLA, vs. No. 6 Purdue (80-74 as a 3.5-point neutral-site favorite), and at No. 2 Baylor.
— The Bluejays are 5-1 SU in their last six home games against ranked opponents, dating to February 2020. The combined totals in those contests: 122, 156, 140, 125, 137, and 140 points.
— Villanova is 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS in the last 10 head-to-head clashes with Creighton. However, the rivals have split the last four meetings in Omaha, both SU and ATS.
— Villanova and Creighton produced have averaged a combined 140.1 points in their last six meetings — well above tonight’s consensus total of 134. However, only three of those contests yielded 135 or more combined points; two of them were played at Creighton.
— This season, the Wildcats and their opponents are averaging 135.5 combined points per game, while Creighton and its foes are averaging 138.1 points per outing.
— Villanova currently has the eighth-best odds to win the NCAA title. Per DraftKings Sportsbook, the Wildcats are +1800 to cut down the nets.
— Player to Watch: Villanova guard Collin Gillespie is making the most of his senior-year reprieve, leading the club in scoring (16.2 points per game) while also collecting multiple steals on five different occasions. Last spring, Gillespie suffered a knee injury that precluded him from participating in the NCAA Tournament. As an opt-in for this season, he’s buried 36 of 83 three-point shots, good for a 43.4-percent shooting clip.
