Creighton Bluejays vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Creighton Bluejays vs UConn Huskies

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The UConn Huskies (24-2) will compete against the Creighton Bluejays (13-13) at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Creighton Bluejays played Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-69 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bluejays ended up with 15 while Villanova had 16 personal fouls. They buried 6 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Villanova shot 73.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Villanova grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Villanova distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Creighton allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the field on 30 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bluejays made 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Creighton wrapped up the game with a 41.5% field goal percentage (27 of 65) and made 8 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Nik Graves is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He finished 50.0% from the field and also dished out 5 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Creighton enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-13 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 14.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Creighton is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 411 dimes for the season, which is 74th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bluejays are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (262 of 755) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They average 76.0 points per outing (179th in college) while going 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Bluejays are forcing 9.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are surrendering 35.6% on three-point shots while they are 224th in college in points per game allowed (75.2). The Bluejays are allowing a FG percentage of 45.5% (745 of 1,638) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They rank 255th in the country in giving up assists with 369 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 79-75 against Georgetown. The Huskies collected 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Georgetown committed 21 fouls in this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 72.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, UConn converted 11 of 34 tries (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies finished the game shooting 25 for 53 from the field which had them at 47.2%. The Huskies allowed Georgetown to knock down 24 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% for the matchup. They went 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, UConn permitted Georgetown to pull down 28 overall (9 offensive).

Solomon Ball ended up having an impact for the Huskies for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in the matchup.

UConn has a record of 24-2 this season. The Huskies are committing 18.4 fouls every game and they hit 70.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.5 times per contest (9th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. UConn has totaled 2,061 pts for the season (79.3 per contest) and they grab 36.5 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the nation.

The Huskies are ranked 17th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.2. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (23rd in college). The UConn defense allows 29.7% on 3-point attempts (148 of 499) and their opponents are making 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.4 assists and 31.3 boards per game, which is 10th and 36th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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