1-1-0 last night, tipped the bartender..
Central Florida +4 or better and ML
Both of these will be plays, but I'm waiting it out to see if the line kicks up to 4.5. Central Florida is flying in today due to some travel issues, so I'm hoping the public views this negatively and moves Creighton to a higher favorite. What a tale of three seasons for Central Florida. They flew out of the gates, beginning the year 14-0 before hitting a brick wall and losing their next 8. They were basically in a free fall and thoughts of a C-USA title and an at large berth to the Big Dance faded fast. They have since gone 7-3 and while an early exit in the Conf USA tourney is not a positive on the old resume, they seem to have regained some of the confidence they had early on the year.
Creighton is a tough out at home, but they will struggle with C. Florida's defense. Creighton has played three top 60 defenses this year and are 1-5 SU. Central Florida is ranked 43rd in terms of FG % defense. Creighton is 3-7 SU and 2-8 ATS in games following ones where they score 70+ points (OT games excluded).
Some additional motivation for Central Florida ....
Creighton's best player, 6-foot-7 freshman forward Doug McDermott, nearly ended up at UCF, but the Iowa native ultimately chose the Blue Jays. He was hosted during his recruiting trip by several UCF players.
I'm sure in the back of the minds of UCF players, they want to prove that he made the wrong decision.
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