Creighton vs. Providence betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 28

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Big East foes square off when the Creighton Bluejays (14-15, 8-10 Big East) host the Providence Friars (13-15, 6-11 Big East) at CHI Health Center Omaha, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Friars are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 166.5 points.

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Creighton Cover -3.5 vs Providence -110

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Creighton vs. Providence betting lines

  • Creighton moneyline odds to win: -172
  • Providence moneyline odds to win: +140
  • Spread: Creighton (-3.5)
  • Total: 166.5

Creighton statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Creighton sports a worse record against the spread (4-11-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (4-7-0).
  • The Bluejays have eclipsed the over/under in nine of 15 home games (60%), compared to five of 11 road games (45.5%).
  • Creighton has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 9-2 (.818). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 0-3 (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Bluejays’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 70.5 points a contest compared to the 75.6 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Creighton has been less stingy on defense as of late, allowing 79.7 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 75.6 points per game its opponents average on the 2025-26 season.
  • While the Bluejays are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (9.4 per game) compared to their season-long average (9.9), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (35.6% from deep over the last 10, 35.0% on the season).

Creighton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-20-0 (Home: 4-11-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 4-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-11-0; As Underdog: 4-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-15-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 9-2; Away: 0-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 0-3; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (170th in nation) 45.6 (262nd) 31.8 (198th) 32.9 (293rd) 15.4 (93rd) 10.5 (125th)

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Providence statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Providence’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .600 (9-6-0). Away, it is .556 (5-4-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Friars games have gone over 11 of 15 times at home (73.3%), and seven of nine away (77.8%).
  • The Friars, when moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (1-3) as on the road (2-6) this year.

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Friars are putting up 83.7 points per game, compared to their season average of 87.1.
  • Over its past 10 games, Providence is allowing 83.7 points per contest, compared to its season average of 84.7 points allowed.
  • The Friars are making 8.6 treys per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.1). That said, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (38.2%) compared to their season average from three-point land (35.9%).

Providence betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-13-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 7-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 20-8-0 (Home: 11-4-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 9-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 1-3; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (42nd in nation) 44.4 (187th) 35.9 (31st) 31.9 (233rd) 14.6 (128th) 11.6 (236th)
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