This is an 8* play on BUTLER.

I'm gonna side with Butler in this early Saturday tip as the situation sets up quite well for them. The Bulldogs (9-5) lost their Big East opener, right here at home, earlier this week. It was to Georgetown, 84-76, and considering Butler was a 9.5-point choice at the betting window, it's fair to call that a "bad" loss. They get a second chance at home today though against a Creighton team playing its second straight game on the road. The Bluejays were victorious in their first conference game, 79-68 at Providence, as 2.5-point dogs. But I can't see them opening Big East play with two straight road wins, not with the way they play defense (or rather DON'T play defense). Creighton has played six games this year off-campus. They've allowed an average of 79.5 points per game in them. Last year, they surrendered 93 points in this building and lost by 23. Sure they come into Saturday riding a three-game win streak, but two of those were against cupcakes. Butler had not lost a home game before running into Georgetown on Wednesday. Will they shoot only 41% at home again here? Probably not. Creighton is only 7-18 ATS the last 25 times it has been listed as the underdog. Play on BUTLER.

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