BEST LINE: Bet365 +105

Posted at 12:30 PM EST

This one sets up perfectly for the Bluejays to get their first Big East win of the year. Creighton is 0-8 in the conference and overall they have dropped nine in a row. To the general public, Creighton has zero appeal here as a tiny pooch at home against a Red Storm team that was ranked as high as #15 earlier in the year. To make matters worse for the Bluejays, they lost guard Isaiah Zierden for the season when he was injured against Butler last Wednesday. In Creighton’s first game without Zierden this past Saturday, they lost to Villanova by 21. Zierden was the teams’ second leading scorer. On a current run of 0-9 and losing one of its top players, Creighton is going to be a huge fade here after so many watched the Johnnies nearly knock off Duke on Sunday. This one has trap written all over it in giant letters.

We can’t stress enough how much nationally televised games influence bettors and the line. St. John’s had a nice lead over Duke in the second half on Sunday before blowing it and everyone that wagered on Duke (-6½) had pretty much written their bet off. That game sticks out for bettors, as St. John’s nearly pulled off the upset against the most wagered on team in college basketball. Trust us when we tell you that the millions that watched that game on Sunday are not betting against the Johnnies here. Au contraire my friends but be warned. If you were thinking of spotting the short price, we’re cautioning you to be careful. St. John’s is going the wrong way. That game against Duke on Sunday was not only mentally and physically draining for the Red Storm, it very likely killed their chances of making it to the dance in March. St. John’s gave it everything they had but came up short again. That’s nothing new for the Johnnies, as they have come up short in every other big game they’ve played this season. St. John’s has shown a propensity for being undisciplined, sloppy and extremely inconsistent. They just don’t have the maturity to bounce back from a season killing defeat like the one they suffered on Sunday. Losing to Duke is nothing to hang your head over but there’s a huge difference from getting blown out from start to finish and letting one get away. The Johnnies were flying high on Sunday and had the Dukies on the ropes before blowing it. The oddsmakers are betting they don’t recover here and that’s the side we want to be on as well.