BIRD ON BIRD VIOLENCE with both squads trying to make a statement about where they’re going in the Big East this season.
THE VITALS: #11 Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5, 9-3 Big East) at RV Creighton Bluejays (17-6, 10-2 Big East)
THE DATE: Saturday, February 8, 2025
THE TIME: 1pm Central
THE LOCATION: CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
THE TELEVISION: Fox, with Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel calling the action
THE STREAMING: FoxSports.com/live or the Fox Sports app
THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available online at Wisconsin On Demand or The Varsity Network.
THE LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
THE LINE: Marquette +1.5 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Creighton a 53% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 73-72.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 79.5, making it the fourth most potentially exciting game out of the 154 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Texas Tech at Arizona.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (11.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.7 spg)
- Kam Jones (18.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.6 spg)
- Chase Ross (11.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.0 spg)
- David Joplin (14.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.1 bpg)
- Ben Gold (7.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.0 apg)
CREIGHTON PROBABLE LINEUP
- Steven Ashworth (16.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6.8 apg)
- Jamiya Neal (11.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.1 spg)
- Jasen Green (3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
- Jackson McAndrew (7.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.7 bpg)
YOUR 90s ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE DAY: Plush by Stone Temple Pilots
YOUR PROGRAMMING NOTE: I’m out of pocket until 2:30pm or so, y’all. Behave in the comments.
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