The 8^th-ranked Creighton Blue Jays will travel to Henderson, Nevada to face the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels at the Dollar Loan Center on Wednesday night with the tip-off scheduled for 9:00 PM ET and will air on the CBS Sports Network.

Creighton enters this game ranked 8^th in the AP Poll and 8^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 8-1 and is on a three-game winning streak following their 48-69 loss at home against the Colorado State Rams and is coming off a 109-64 win at home against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday. The Blue Jays have been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they enter this game averaging 86.78 points per game which ranks 15^th in college basketball. Baylor Scheierman has played a pivotal role in the success that Creighton has had this season as he leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 18.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. 

The Blue Jays have also been one of the best defensive teams as they enter this game allowing an average of 63.44 points per game which ranks 31^st in college basketball. The Creighton Blue Jays will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they travel to face the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels.

The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels enter this game with a record of 3-4 and have lost three of their last four games including a 75-78 loss at home against the Loyola Marymount Lions on Saturday. The Runnin’ Rebels have been a below-average defense as they are allowing an average of 74.43 points per game and have been a below-average scoring team as they are averaging 73 points per game which is less than the national average of 74.86 points per game. The Runnin’ Rebels will look to bounce back following the loss against the Loyola Marymount Lions and pull off the upset at home against a Top 10 team when they host the Creighton Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

BookMaker has the Creighton Blue Jays listed as 14.5-point favorites on the road against the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels on Wednesday night. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college basketball. The Creighton Blue Jays are 7-2 ATS overall, 2-0 ATS on the road, and 7-2 ATS as a favorite this season while the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are 2-5 ATS overall, 1-2 ATS at home, and 0-1 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Creighton is the superior team in terms of talent this season and has won their games by an average margin of 23.34 points per game while being ranked 8^th in the AP and Coaches Polls. The Blue Jays have also been the better team at covering the spread this season as they are 7-2 ATS overall and 2-0 ATS on the road while the Runnin’ Rebels are 2-5 ATS overall and 1-2 ATS at home. Buy the .5 point and lay the points with the Creighton Blue Jays when they travel to face the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels on Wednesday night.