Creighton vs. Akron Prediction, Odds, Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 21, 2024 10:27 a.m. ET

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The No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays (23-9) will aim to beat the No. 14 seed Akron Zips (24-10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. This matchup tips off at 1:30 PM ET.

The Bluejays take the court as double-digit favorites against the Zips. The Bluejays are favored by 12 points. The matchup's point total is set at 142.5.

Keep scrolling to get all the information before betting on the Creighton-Akron matchup.

Creighton vs. Akron Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM ET
Where: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
How to Watch on TV: TNT
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Bluejays vs Zips Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Bluejays	-12	-108	-112	142.5	-108	-112	-800	+550

Creighton vs. Akron Prediction

Pick ATS: Akron (+12)
Pick OU: Over (142.5)
Prediction: Creighton 78, Akron 67

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Creighton vs. Akron Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Bluejays 77, Zips 65.
The Bluejays have an 88.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
The Zips have a 15.4% implied probability to come out on top.

Key Spread Facts

Creighton has put together a 16-15-1 ATS record so far this year.
Akron is 15-16-1 ATS this year.
Creighton has been favored by 12 points or more 11 times this season, and covered the spread in eight of those matchups.

Key Total Facts

The Bluejays and their opponent have broken the 142.5-point mark 21 times this season.
Zips games have gone over 142.5 points on 12 occasions this year.
The Bluejays and Zips average 154.5 points per game combined, which is 12 more than the over/under for this matchup.

Key Moneyline Facts

Creighton has been the moneyline favorite 24 times this season. They've finished 17-7 in those games.
This season, Akron has been the underdog nine times and won three of those games.
When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -800 or shorter, Creighton has a record of 5-1 (83.3% win percentage).
Akron has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +550.

Creighton vs. Akron: 2023-24 Stats Comparison

	Creighton	Akron
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	80.5 (32)	74 (165)
Points Allowed (Rank)	69.7 (103)	65.9 (24)
Rebounds (Rank)	7.1 (305)	8.8 (158)
3pt Made (Rank)	10.6 (6)	8.1 (113)
Assists (Rank)	17.1 (16)	13 (182)
Turnovers (Rank)	9.8 (56)	10.7 (123)

Creighton 2023-24 Key Players

Bluejays Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Baylor Scheierman	32	18.4	9	4	1	0.2	3.1
Trey Alexander	32	17.6	5.7	4.8	1.1	0.5	1.7
Ryan Kalkbrenner	32	17.1	7.4	1.3	0.3	3	0.4
Steven Ashworth	32	10.7	3.3	4.2	0.5	0	2.2
Mason Miller	30	5.7	3.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	1.5

Akron 2023-24 Key Players

Zips Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Enrique Freeman	34	18.6	12.7	1.6	0.8	1.7	0.5
Ali Ali	26	15.6	4.1	2.8	0.5	0.2	1.2
Greg Tribble	33	10.4	2.5	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.8
Sammy Hunter	33	8.8	3.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.8
Nate Johnson	23	7.4	3.3	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.8