Chicago State Cougars vs Creighton Blue Jays Point Spread Picks

Creighton is a powerhouse and faces a weak sister in Chicago State, off an 86-50 loss to Arizona State shooting 32%. Chicago State is 1-5 ATS away from home and 1-4 ATS in non-conference tilts. Rick Kreklow scored 18 points and Isaiah Zierden came off the bench to add 16 as Creighton rolled to a 104-77 win over Central Arkansas on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. The Blue Jays raced to a 55-34 halftime lead and were never challenged, pushing the lead to 38 midway through the second half. Creighton is 5-0 ATS after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game, and the Bluejays are even 31-12 ATS in their last 43 Sunday games. They will have no trouble in this one. Play Creighton!

Chicago State is struggling to score, and shoot 43% as a team getting 62, 70, 56, and 53 in their last four losses -- and one of those was in overtime.  Chicago State is winless on the road, on a 4-1 run UNDER the total, and 8-2 UNDER the total in the Cougars last 10 road games. They won't score much on a dynamite Creighton team that does everything well, including defense.  Creighton is 19-7 UNDER the total against non-conference foes. The UNDER is 5-2 in the Bluejays last seven home games, plus 8-1 UNDER the total against teams with losing road records. Take the UNDER in this one.