Baylor is picked by some to make the Round of 16 while Creighton is favored big vs Louisiana Lafayette in West Region betting.
The 3-seed Creighton Bluejays enter the NCAA Tournament with a 3-9 SU record in their last 12 tournament games since 1999.
Favored by 13.5 against 14-seed Louisiana-Lafayette, Creighton is expecting much better results in this year's tournament.
Creighton takes the court following the game between 11-seed Nebraska and 6-seed Baylor, with Baylor going off as a 3.5-point favorite.
The AT&T Center in San Antonio plays host to the betting matchup of Creighton vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at 3:10pm. Friday's first game in San Antonio is Baylor vs. Nebraska.
Creighton finished the season with a 26-7 SU and 18-13 ATS record, locking up an at-large bid after being upset in the Big East Tournament final by Providence. Senior forward Doug McDermott is one of the nation's best players averaging 26.9 points per game and seven rebounds per game
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The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns ended their season on an 11-2 SU run, capped off by an upset win over Georgia State to win the Sun Belt Tournament. The Ragin Cajuns finished the season with 81.4 PPG thanks to team-leading Elfrid Payton (19.1 PPG) and Shawn Long (18.7 PPG).
LA-Lafayette is 0-3 SU in three NCAA Tournament appearances since 1995.
Baylor finished its regular season strong going 10-2 SU and 8-3-1 ATS over its last 12 games to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Bears entered the Big 12 title game on a 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS run, but fell short in a 74-65 loss to Iowa State. Cory Jefferson leads the team in points (13.5 per game) and rebounds (8.4 per game).
Fueled by an 8-2 SU and ATS run over its last 10 games, the Nebraska Cornhuskers picked up an at-large tournament bid with a 19-12 SU and 20-10 ATS record overall. Nebraska is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games, and the total went UNDER in 12 of those. This is the Cornhuskers' first tournament appearance since 1998.
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