Creighton at Indiana State
January 16th 2011 16:46
Well we picked up a nice win with Tennessee State yesterday getting the outright win as a 4.5 point underdog. Let’s hope I can keep the wining ways going with today’s play.
The Creighton Blue Jays will invade the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana today to take on the Indiana State Sycamores in today’s Missouri Valley Conference matchup.
Will Creighton be able to keep this road game close and pull the upset or will Indiana State be able to continue their dominance at home in conference play this year?
Opening Line:
The opening line in today’s game has Indiana Stats a home favorite of -3.5 with a total set at 123. I have seen some movement on this game already which has Indiana Stats at -4 with the total bet up to 125.
Creighton Blue Jays:
Creighton enters this big conference matchup today looking to rebound from a 14 point home loss as a 3 point underdog against Wichita State their last time out. The Blue Jays are 4-2 in conference play so far this year while going 4-2 ATS in those games. Creighton is 3-0 SU on the road in conference play and 3-0 ATS in those games. On the year Creighton is 5-1 ATS away from home while going 4-1 ATS as an underdog on the road. The Blue Jays have started conference play averaging 65.3 points per game while allowing just 63.3 points per game. In their 3 conference road games though they are averaging 29.3 points in the first half while allowing 29.3 points in the first half.
Indiana State Sycamores:
Indiana State enters today’s matchup coming off a 6 point road victory at Bradley as a 1.5 point favorite. Indiana State has played some great basketball as of late going 4-0 SU their last 4 games while going 4-0 ATS in those 4 games and outscoring their opponents by an average of 12.8 points per game. The Sycamores have started conference play real strong so far this year going 5-1 SU and 5-1 ATS in those games. The Sycamores are 3-0 SU at home in conference play while going 3-0 ATS in those games. The offense is averaging 67 points per game during conference play but it is their defense that has really excelled so far allowing just 57 points per game. Indiana State has dominated so far at home in conference play averaging 74 points per game and allowing just 56 points per game. The Sycamores have jumped out on their opponents at home in conference play by averaging 40 points in the first half of their home conference games and allowing just 22.6 points in the first half of those games.
Final Thought:
This Missouri Valley Conference showdown should be a great one. I really believe that this Indiana State team is going to jump out on Creighton in the first half of this game and force them to fight back to keep this game close. Creighton does play much better in the second half of games and could pull a back door cover in this game. With the Hulman Center rocking today the fans should make it hard on Creighton to start this game and I see Indiana State jumping out to a comfortable lead to start this game. So instead of getting burned on a backdoor cover I would say play Indiana State -2.5 in the first half of this game and enjoy the rest of the game instead of sweating it out if Creighton fights back in the 2nd half?
Recommend Play: Indiana State -2.5 First Half
The Creighton Blue Jays will invade the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana today to take on the Indiana State Sycamores in today’s Missouri Valley Conference matchup.
Will Creighton be able to keep this road game close and pull the upset or will Indiana State be able to continue their dominance at home in conference play this year?
Opening Line:
The opening line in today’s game has Indiana Stats a home favorite of -3.5 with a total set at 123. I have seen some movement on this game already which has Indiana Stats at -4 with the total bet up to 125.
Creighton Blue Jays:
Creighton enters this big conference matchup today looking to rebound from a 14 point home loss as a 3 point underdog against Wichita State their last time out. The Blue Jays are 4-2 in conference play so far this year while going 4-2 ATS in those games. Creighton is 3-0 SU on the road in conference play and 3-0 ATS in those games. On the year Creighton is 5-1 ATS away from home while going 4-1 ATS as an underdog on the road. The Blue Jays have started conference play averaging 65.3 points per game while allowing just 63.3 points per game. In their 3 conference road games though they are averaging 29.3 points in the first half while allowing 29.3 points in the first half.
Indiana State Sycamores:
Indiana State enters today’s matchup coming off a 6 point road victory at Bradley as a 1.5 point favorite. Indiana State has played some great basketball as of late going 4-0 SU their last 4 games while going 4-0 ATS in those 4 games and outscoring their opponents by an average of 12.8 points per game. The Sycamores have started conference play real strong so far this year going 5-1 SU and 5-1 ATS in those games. The Sycamores are 3-0 SU at home in conference play while going 3-0 ATS in those games. The offense is averaging 67 points per game during conference play but it is their defense that has really excelled so far allowing just 57 points per game. Indiana State has dominated so far at home in conference play averaging 74 points per game and allowing just 56 points per game. The Sycamores have jumped out on their opponents at home in conference play by averaging 40 points in the first half of their home conference games and allowing just 22.6 points in the first half of those games.
Final Thought:
This Missouri Valley Conference showdown should be a great one. I really believe that this Indiana State team is going to jump out on Creighton in the first half of this game and force them to fight back to keep this game close. Creighton does play much better in the second half of games and could pull a back door cover in this game. With the Hulman Center rocking today the fans should make it hard on Creighton to start this game and I see Indiana State jumping out to a comfortable lead to start this game. So instead of getting burned on a backdoor cover I would say play Indiana State -2.5 in the first half of this game and enjoy the rest of the game instead of sweating it out if Creighton fights back in the 2nd half?
Recommend Play: Indiana State -2.5 First Half
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