DePaul vs. Creighton

No. 10 seed DePaul surprised Georgetown yesterday, 71-67. Three starters played 34 to 38 minutes. DePaul is eighth in the 11-team Big East in scoring and seventh from the charity stripe (71%), while the defense is last in points surrendered (73.9 per game), second-to-last in shooting allowed (45.4%), and ninth at defending beyond the arc (34.7%). DePaul is on a 10-12 ATS run. No. 2 seed Creighton is rested, ranked second in the conference in field goal shooting (47.7%) and fifth from the line (74.1%). The defense is second in shooting allowed (40.7%) and third in 3-point shooting allowed (31.9%). Creighton is on a 17-5 SU, 16-5-1 ATS run and whipped DePaul twice in the regular season, 75-65 and 73-49. Play Creighton.