Creighton vs Alabama Game Information

Creighton vs Alabama Preview

No. 7 Alabama (7-2, 3-0 at Home) welcomes No. 21 Creighton (7-3, 0-0 on Road) to Tuscaloosa on Saturday night for a fun Big East-ACC tussle down South. The Crimson Tide are 4-1 in their last 5 games, beating North Carolina in their last game (94-79), losing to Oregon the previous game (83-81) after winning 3 straight vs Rutgers (95-90), Houston (85-80, OT), and Illinois (100-87). After losing to San Diego State (71-53) and Texas A&M (77-73), the Bluejays have won 3 in a row, downing Notre Dame (80-76), Kansas (76-63), and UNLV (83-65). Alabama was No. 7 in the Ken Pomeroy Ratings with Creighton at No. 42. The Crimson Tide are 15/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament (DraftKings) while the Bluejays are currently priced at 40/1 at the popular online sportsbook.

Creighton Playing First True Road Game on Saturday

Creighton (3-6-1 ATS, 4-6-0 O/U) has been a good team to bet against so far, and here playing its first true Road game might be a decent opportunity to continue that Bluejays fade. Creighton is led by C Ryan Kalkbrenner (17.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg), G Pop Isaacs (16.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.9 apg), G Steven Ashworth (15.9, 3.9 rpg, 5,8 apg), G Jamlya Neal (10.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.7 apg), F Jackson McAndrew (7.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg), and F Isaac Traudt (5.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg). The Bluejays (+385 Moneyline) average 78.0 ppg (#139) while allowing 68.1 ppg, 40.7 rpg (Tied-#45), and 17.6 apg (Tied-#29). Creighton’s win over Kansas earlier this season was its second consecutive upset against an AP No. 1 team (Connecticut, last year). The Blue Jays have won all 3 meetings with Alabama (-520 Moneyline).

Creighton Betting Trends

• Creighton is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games this season
• The Under is 6-3 in the Bluejays last 9 games
• Creighton went 1-5-0 ATS in its first 6 games this year
• The Bluejays are have been ATS Favorites all 3 vs the Crimson Tide
• Creighton went 19-16-0 ATS last season (54.3%)

Alabama Looking For its First Win vs Creighton

Alabama (4-5-0 ATS, 3-5-1 O/U) may have losses to highly ranked Purdue and Auburn already this season, but the Crimson Tide also have 3 win vs highly respected and ranked teams in No. 25 Illinois (100-87), No. 6 Houston (85-80, OT), and No. 20 North Carolina (94-79), so when thinking about fading an SEC school in a non-conference game, remember that this conference just went 14-2 in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Alabama has 7 quality scorers in G Mark Sears (16.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.0 apg), F Grant Nelson (13.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg), G Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (11.5 ppg), G Labaron Philon (11.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg), G Aiden Holloway (9.7 ppg), C Clifford Omoruyl (8.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg), and F Derrion Reed (7.1 ppg, 3,7 rpg). The Crimson Tide are really strong are in Points Per Game (89.2 ppg, #5) and Rebounds Per Game (43.3 rpg, #17) and Alabama is tied for No. 7 in Rebounds Per game (43.3) and rank No. 27 in Assists Per Game (17.8 apg), so this is a very well-rounded team.

Alabama Betting Trends

• Alabama is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Under is 2-0 in the last 2 Crimson Tide dribbles
• Alabama has already played 4 ranked teams this season (PUR, ILL, HOU, NC)
• The Crimson Tide are 3-5 ATS in its last 8 games
• The Crimson Tide are 1-1-1 ATS vs Creighton

Creighton vs Alabama Prediction

These two teams have played 3 times since 2012 with Creighton going 3-0 SU. On March 16, 2012, the Bluejays won 58-57 and pushed as a small 1-Point Favorite in a game that went Under the closing 136 Total by 21 points; on March 15, 2016, Creighton romped 72-52 in a game the Bluejays easily covers as 8.5-Point Spread Favorites in a game that went Under the 144 Total by 10 points; and on December 16, 2023—almost exactly a year ago to this one—Creighton won 85-82 but failed to cover ATS as 7.5-Point Favorites in a game that went Over the 165 Total by just 2 points. This Creighton vs Alabama NCAAB pick will go against the team from a lesser conference who are finally playing a Road game and back Sears and the host Crimson Tide and lay the points in Sweet Home Alabama.

Kevin’s Pick: Alabama -9.5