Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Creighton Bluejays

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN+

CHI Health Center Omaha is the site where the Creighton Bluejays (11-8) will meet the Xavier Musketeers (11-7) on Wednesday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced off with Butler and took home the win by a score of 89-75 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Musketeers walked away with 17 while Butler totaled 12 personal fouls. They buried 8 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Butler finished the game at 78.9% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Butler pulled down 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Butler earned 19 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Xavier allowed 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for the contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Musketeers converted 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Xavier finished with a 47.3% field goal percentage (35 of 74) and knocked down 9 of their 28 3-point attempts.

Malik Moore is one guy who came through for this game. He finished with 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 38 minutes and also snagged 3 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists.

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Xavier enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 11-7 this year. They turn it over 9.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Xavier is collecting 35.9 boards per game and has tallied 343 dimes this season, which is 18th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Musketeers are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (176 of 492) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.4 points per game (167th in Division 1) while going 42.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Musketeers are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots and they rank 239th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.7). The Musketeers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (495 of 1,072) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 352nd in the nation in giving up assists with 327 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Creighton Bluejays went home defeated by a final of 93-88 against Providence. The Bluejays were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Providence earned 24 fouls in the game which took the Bluejays to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to convert 24 of them for a percentage of 82.8%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Creighton converted 10 of 30 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Bluejays shot 27 for 66 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.9%. The Bluejays permitted Providence to bury 31 of 69 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% for the contest. They finished 24.0% from distance by going 6 of 25 and finished the game at 25 of 35 at the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Creighton allowed Providence to get 43 in total (17 offensive).

Jasen Green pitched in for the Bluejays in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 80.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 4 assists in the game.

Creighton has a win-loss mark of 11-8 for the year. The Bluejays commit 14.5 fouls every game and they shoot 75.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (87th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Creighton has tallied 1,486 pts for the season (78.2 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bluejays are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 133rd in the nation.

The Bluejays on the defensive end are ranked 175th in college in PPG given up with 73.4. They are forcing 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (189th in college hoops). The Creighton defense allows 33.3% on 3-pointers (127 of 381) and their opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.7 dimes and 35.9 boards per game, which ranks them 212th and 264th in the country.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Creighton

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