The 15^th-ranked Creighton Bluejays will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Pinnacle Bank Arena with tip-off scheduled for 4:00 PM ET on Sunday afternoon, and the game will air on Fox Sports 1.

Creighton enters this game ranked 15^th in the AP Poll and 14^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 6-1. The Blue Jays have been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they enter this game averaging 83.29 points per game and have scored 82 points or more in five of their seven games this season, however, they have scored under 80 points in their last two matchups including a 48-69 loss at home against the Colorado State Rams for their only loss this season, however, they bounced back from the loss with a 79-65 win on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Blue Jays will look to build momentum following Thursday’s win on the road when they travel to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are undefeated this season as they enter this game with a record of 7-0, however, despite the 7-0 start, the Cornhuskers are not ranked this season as they have had one of the easiest schedules to start the season with wins over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 84-52, the Florida A&M Rattlers by a score of 81-54, the Rider Broncs by a score of 64-50, the Stony Brook Seawolves by a score of 84-63, the Oregon State Beavers by a score of 84-63, the Duquesne Dukes by a score of 89-79, and the Cal State Fullerton Titans by a score of 85-72. The success the Cornhuskers have had early on this season can be attributed to their scoring as they enter this game averaging 81.57 points per game while also being above average defensively as they enter this game allowing an average of 61.86 points per game. Nebraska will look to remain undefeated when they host the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Creighton Bluejays listed as 4.5-point favorites on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon. Creighton has won eight of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while going 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Creighton Bluejays are 5-2 ATS overall, 1-0 ATS on the road, and 5-2 ATS as a favorite this season while the Nebraska Cornhuskers are 5-2 ATS overall and 4-2 ATS at home on the year.

Creighton is the more talented team and has been the better team in the series, winning eight of the last ten and two of the last three meetings. The Bluejays are 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Creighton Bluejays when they travel to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon.