Who's Playing
UNLV Rebels @ Creighton Bluejays
Current Records: UNLV 4-3, Creighton 6-3
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: CHI Health Center Omaha -- Omaha, Nebraska
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $3.00
What to Know
The Creighton Bluejays will face off against the UNLV Rebels at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at CHI Health Center Omaha. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, the Bluejays will stroll into this one as the favorite.
Last Wednesday, Creighton earned a 76-63 win over Kansas. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluejays.
Creighton can attribute much of their success to Pop Isaacs, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points plus seven rebounds, and Ryan Kalkbrenner, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Kalkbrenner had some trouble finding his footing against Texas A&M last Wednesday, so this was a nice turnaround.
Meanwhile, UNLV came up short against Northwestern last Friday and fell 66-61. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
UNLV's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jailen Bedford, who went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points.
Creighton's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for UNLV, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Things could have been worse for Creighton, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 79-64 loss to UNLV when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Creighton have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Odds
Creighton is a big 12.5-point favorite against UNLV, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bluejays as a 12-point favorite.
The over/under is 143.5 points.
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Series History
UNLV won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Dec 13, 2023 - UNLV 79 vs. Creighton 64