Creighton vs St. John’s Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today’s College Basketball Game

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Creighton hits the road and will be hard-pressed to replicate its upset efforts once again when it faces off against St. John’s. The Jays are coming off a bit of a shocker, an upset win over Connecticut. 

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Things won’t be as enjoyable today against the Red Storm.

My Creighton vs. St. John’s predictions and college basketball picks tell you why I expect Creighton to struggle on Saturday, February 21.

Creighton vs St. John’s prediction

Creighton vs St. John’s best bet: St John’s -12 (-116)

I made this line closer to St. John’s -14, so backing the Johnnies to cover is straightforward. The matchup hits the Creighton Bluejays’ biggest season-long issue: opposing frontcourts.

The Jays are allowing a bit over 1.0 PPP on big cut-and-roll actions, and they’ve been even worse cleaning the glass, giving up 1.16 PPP on put-backs/offensive-rebound scores. 

That’s been the bread and butter of St. John’s this season with the two-headed attack of Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins.

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They rank in the 70th percentile in both areas, expect them to ride it to an easy victory.

Creighton vs St. John’s same-game parlay

The story of this matchup is Zuby Ejiofor at the rim.

In the first meeting, St. John’s didn’t need it because they shot over 50% from three. That’s the outlier path.

The repeatable path is much simpler: Creighton’s rim protection is the soft spot, and Ejiofor’s strength/finishing inside is exactly how you punish it. That’s why I’m playing Ejiofor over 16.5 points in this SGP.

I paired it with under 4.5 assists for the same reason. Even in the heater game, he only got there with a few late helpers. St. John’s will lean into a scoring-first Ejiofor script, making 4.5 feel inflated.

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Creighton vs St. John’s SGP

Zuby Ejiofor Over 16.5 points

Zuby Ejiofor Under 4.5 assists

Our beyond the arc SGP: Fade Dix

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