Overview
- Tip is set for 2:30 p.m. ET at CHI Health Center Omaha with FOX carrying the broadcast.
- Betting lines list Villanova as a small road favorite, with spreads reported between -2.5 and -3.5 and totals around 144.5–145.5.
- Creighton won the first meeting on Jan. 7, 76-72, and has taken four straight in the series despite dropping six of nine since that victory.
- Villanova has won seven of its last nine, including a 77-74 win over Marquette led by Tyler Perkins’ 22 points, as Acaden Lewis and Duke Brennan bolster a productive half-court attack.
- Coach Greg McDermott highlighted rebounding, second-chance points, and at-the-rim defense as season-long Bluejays weaknesses, areas matchup models suggest Villanova can target.