Creighton vs. Marquette betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 27

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The Creighton Bluejays (12-8, 6-3 Big East) hit the road in Big East action against the Marquette Golden Eagles (7-14, 2-8 Big East) on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Bluejays are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The point total in the matchup is 154.5.

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Creighton Cover -1.5 vs Marquette -110

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Creighton vs. Marquette betting lines

  • Creighton moneyline odds to win: -132
  • Marquette moneyline odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Creighton (-1.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Creighton statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Creighton has a worse record against the spread when playing at home (4-7-0) than it does in road games (3-3-0).
  • The Bluejays have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (54.5%) than games on the road (50%).
  • Creighton has fared better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 8-1, compared to going 0-1 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Bluejays’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, putting up 83.4 points per contest compared to the 79.0 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Creighton’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (76.1) is 1.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.4).
  • The Bluejays are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 11.1 threes per game and shooting 38.5% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.4 makes and 35.5% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Creighton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-2 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (114th in nation) 44.5 (223rd) 32.8 (169th) 32.6 (270th) 16.1 (75th) 9.8 (48th)

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Marquette statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Marquette has a better winning percentage at home (.250, 3-9-0 record) than away (.143, 1-6-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Golden Eagles games have gone over more often at home (seven of 12, 58.3%) than away (four of seven, 57.1%).
  • The Golden Eagles’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-1) and on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Golden Eagles are putting up 72.5 points per contest, compared to their season average of 75.9.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Marquette is allowing 81.8 points per game, 2.7 more points than its season average (79.1).
  • In their previous 10 games, the Golden Eagles are sinking 7.4 treys per game, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (7.9). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (29.8%) compared to their season average (30.3%).

Marquette betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-16-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 1-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-7-0 (As Favorite: 2-8-0; As Underdog: 3-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-9-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 7-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (318th in nation) 45.7 (275th) 31.7 (232nd) 34.9 (340th) 15.2 (109th) 11.0 (149th)
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