Big East College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2023

Big East teams will take the court across four games on Thursday in college basketball action. That includes the Villanova Wildcats playing the Creighton Bluejays at Madison Square Garden, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big East based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Creighton (-4.5) vs Villanova

The model projects Creighton to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by more points (5.2 to 4.5).

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Creighton 13-16-0 11-13-0 2-3-0 6-8-0 4-6-0 7-11-0
Villanova 13-17-0 7-13-0 6-4-0 5-8-0 6-6-0 10-9-0

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Total Pick: St. John’s (NY) vs Marquette Under (162)

In this game, the model projects a total (152.6 points) significantly lower than the DraftKings over/under (162 points). Bet on the under.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Marquette 16-14-0 11-5-0 5-6-0 10-9-0
St. John’s (NY) 13-17-0 6-9-0 6-4-0 8-12-0

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Moneyline Pick: Creighton (-210) vs Villanova (+180)

Score Prediction: Creighton 73, Villanova 68

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Creighton 17-6 0-5 11-2 0-0 4-2 0-4 12-3 0-3
Villanova 11-8 3-7 7-2 1-2 2-3 2-5 6-4 3-6

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Today’s Big East Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
St. John’s (NY) (18-15) vs Marquette (26-6) 12:00 PM ET FS1 Marquette (-8.5) 162
Providence (21-11) vs UConn (25-7) 2:30 PM ET FS1 UConn (-6) 143.5
DePaul (10-22) vs Xavier (23-8) 7:00 PM ET FS1 Xavier (-12.5) 152
Villanova (17-15) vs Creighton (20-11) 9:30 PM ET FS1 Creighton (-4.5) 134.5

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