Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (5-6) are hitting the road to CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday where they will go up against the Creighton Bluejays (5-5).

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Georgetown and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-69 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 18 while Georgetown recorded 14 fouls. They converted 4 of their 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. Georgetown finished the game shooting 87.0% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Georgetown pulled down 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Georgetown earned 17 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Marquette walked away from the contest with a 42.2% FG percentage (27 out of 64) and made 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Damarius Owens is a player who was a factor in this game. He finished with 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 45.5% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Marquette comes into this game with a record of 5-6 this season. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is collecting 37.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 171 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 125th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 301) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.9 pts per game (156th in Division 1) while hitting 41.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 321st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 180 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (297 of 662) and they surrender 37.1 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 258th in college in PPG from their opponents (76.6).

In their last game, the Creighton Bluejays walked away with a victory by a final of 98-57 when they played Xavier. The Bluejays were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. Xavier was called for 14 fouls for this game which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to convert 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Creighton knocked down 16 of their 33 tries (48.5%). Overall, the Bluejays went 38 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 60.3%. The Bluejays allowed Xavier to convert 24 out of their 66 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 36.4% for this game. They went 25.0% from distance by going 6 out of 24 and finished the contest at 3 out of 6 from the charity stripe (50.0%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Creighton allowed Xavier to pull down 27 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Austin Swartz pitched in for the Bluejays for this game. He accumulated 27 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 10 of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and added 7 rebounds.

Creighton has a mark of 5-5 this year. The Bluejays commit 13.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (102nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. Creighton has totaled 746 points for the campaign (74.6 per game) and they pull in 37.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bluejays are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is 244th in college.

The Creighton defense allows 34.0% on 3-point shots (66 of 194) and opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.7 dimes and 36.6 boards per game, which is 133rd and 277th in college hoops. The Bluejays defensively are ranked 165th in the country in PPG given up with 72.6. They are able to force 9.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (213th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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