Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

Cintas Center is the location where the Xavier Musketeers (8-3) will compete against the Creighton Bluejays (5-5) on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays faced off with Kansas State and took a loss by a score of 83-76 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bluejays ended up walking away with 13 and Kansas State recorded 16 fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Kansas State shot 86.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Kansas State totaled 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kansas State distributed 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, Creighton let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the field on 29 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bluejays knocked down 14 of their 15 tries for a rate of 93.3%. Creighton wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (25 out of 63) and knocked down 12 of their 32 3-point shots.

Josh Dix is a guy who came through in this matchup. He went 41.2% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played 35 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Creighton will enter this game with a win-loss record of 5-5 so far this season. They are averaging 74.6 pts per game (247th in Division 1) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Bluejays are connecting on 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (96 of 295) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Creighton is collecting 37.0 boards per contest and has 160 assists for the year, which is 162nd in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bluejays are forcing their opponents into 9.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 fouls. They are ranked 102nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 127 relinquished on the year. The Bluejays defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.9% (283 of 644) and they concede 36.6 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 166th in college in PPG from their opponents (72.6).

In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers got the victory with a final of 75-57 when they played Missouri State. When discussing attacking the glass, Xavier permitted Missouri State to grab 32 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 21.4% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 14 and finished the contest at 12 of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Musketeers permitted Missouri State to convert 21 of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers shot 28 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 43.1%. When discussing 3-point shots, Xavier converted 12 of their 30 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a rate of 58.3%. Missouri State committed 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Musketeers were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest.

Jovan Milicevic ended up being important for the Musketeers in the matchup. He made 6 out of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this game.

Xavier has a mark of 8-3 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Musketeers are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which ranks them 298th in college. Xavier has accounted for 862 points this season (78.4 per contest) and they average 36.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.9 times per contest (19th in the country) and they turn the ball over 8.8 times per contest. The Musketeers are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.6% from the charity stripe.

The Musketeers on the defensive end are ranked 141st in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.5. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (272nd in college). The Xavier defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (63 of 207) and opponents are making 68.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 16.7 assists and 37.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 337th and 309th in those categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Creighton

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