MVC Basketball Preview: Creighton Blue Jays (12-1) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (9-4)

Dirty January 2, 2013

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Creighton Bluejays vs. Illinois State Redbirds

The Creighton Bluejays and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Redbird Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Bluejays listed as 1-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Creighton won its last outing, an 87-70 result against Evansville on December 29. They covered in that game as a 14.5-point favorite.

Illinois State was a 77-75 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Indiana State. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as favorites.

Creighton Blue Jays:

Team record: 12-1 SU, 9-2 ATS
Current streak: won 6 straight games.

is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing on the road against Illinois State
is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Illinois State
is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Illinois State

When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Indiana State are 4-6
After playing Evansville are 4-6
After a win are 9-1

Illinois State Redbirds:

Team record: 9-4 SU, 7-3 ATS

is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Creighton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing at home against Creighton

When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Northern Iowa are 8-2
After playing Indiana State are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3