Henry Roldán
Intrigue will be the main feature of this commitment, as we know that the two teams play great defense, but their offense is well below average with respect to the entire nation. Therefore, whoever manages to be more consistent in attack against the iron rival defense, will be the one who passes to the round of 32. Something obvious, right? The problem is that with these two teams the offense is not so obvious.
Picks and Predictions for the Creighton Bluejays vs San Diego State Aztecs NCAA Basketball Championship Round 1 Game on March 17
- Where: Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Texas
- When: Thursday, March 17, 7:27 PM ET
- Betting Line: Creighton Bluejays (+2.5) vs San Diego State Aztecs (-2.5)
Creighton Bluejays Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 22-11
- Conference Record: 12-7
- Spread: +2.5
- Over/Under: Under 120
- Moneyline: +115
Creighton is one of those true roller coaster teams, capable of defeating a team by 20 points and losing to that same team by 20 points. But ask this year Providence, who in the regular season faced the worst version of the Bluejays and the Big East championship tournament was mercilessly dispatched by Creighton.
Precisely that inconsistency, especially on offense, is what makes us doubt how far this team can go. His aspirations go through what center Ryan Kalkbrenner can do, who averaged 13 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per commitment, statistics that he has to exploit in the face of the only shortcoming of San Diego’s defense: its defense in the paint.
Likewise, its best weapons are the interior defense, one of the best in the nation, and its consistency so as not to fall into foul problems.
San Diego State Aztecs Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 23-8
- Conference Record: 13-4
- Spread: -2.5
- Over/Under: Under 120
- Moneyline: -135
San Diego State should be considered one of the most intriguing teams in the nation. Their defense is the second-best ranked in efficiency, which is why they finished 9-1 in their last ten games of the campaign.
This is a very difficult team to face thanks to its prolific defense that it specializes in reducing the pace of opponents and practically does not allow points in the middle distance.
However, while the Aztecs can go head-to-head with every team in the nation, their offense is a total intrigue as only their above-average three-point shot is what keeps them on offense.
JefeBet Prediction
It is more than clear what the play should be in this commitment. Although it is not infallible, like everything in the world of Las Vegas, this time I leave without doubts or problems with the Under. Two teams with very good defense and quite a few problems on offense.
