The Creighton Bluejays were coming off a stellar 2004-05 season in which they went 23-11 straight up and 11-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference, which was good for a third place tie in the league standings. Creighton made it to the “Big Dance” where they lost 61-63 to West Virginia as 1.5-point dogs to end a profitable season against the board in which they went 19-13 against the college basketball gambling lines, getting payoffs in eight of their final ten games to end the year.
Slow Start
Creighton opened the 2004-05 season with an 87-55 unlined home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. That was followed by a 72-52 win at George Mason as 3-point dogs. But from there, the Bluejays were unable to maintain flight.
Creighton’s problems began with a 91-90 overtime home win over Dayton as 10-point chalks. That was followed by a 57-72 loss at DePaul and then a 64-69 loss at Chattanooga as 6.5-point chalks for a slow start of 1-3 against the spread.
Creighton began to click
The Bluejays stopped the bleeding with a 70-44 blowout home win over Nebraska as 5-point chalks. That was followed by a 61-59 home win over Xavier in a pick’em affair as Creighton Bluejays began to click. Next game a 63-47 home win over Norfolk State followed by a 78-56 Missouri Valley Conference opening win over Missouri State as 1-point chalks.
The payoffs were halted temporarily, however, starting with a 50-53 loss at Illinois State as 6-point chalks followed by a 69-86 loss at Bradley as 3-point dogs.
Back on track
Creighton got back on track starting with a 71-52 home win over Illinois State as 12.5-point chalks. That was followed by an 82-69 home win over Drake as 9.5-point chalks. Creighton remained back on track with a 55-52 win at Northern Iowa as 8.5-point dogs and then got the cash again with a 69-53 win at Indiana State as 6.5-point chalks.
After an 80-76 home win over Bradley as 6.5-point overlays, the Creighton Bluejays got back on track with a 77-58 home win over Evansville as 17.5-point favorites.
Creighton Bluejays In the red
Creighton was unable to sustain success however, losing value due to their recent success against the board and over the past few seasons as a perennial contender in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Creighton Bluejays problems began with a 48-62 loss at Southern Illinois as 3.5-point dogs. That was followed by a 57-55 home win over Wichita State that the Bluejays failed to cover as 4-point chalks.
The bleeding stopped temporarily with a 63-55 win over Northern Iowa as 2-point chalks and that was followed up with a 72-67 overtime win at Drake as 3-point chalks.
But Creighton’s troubles resumed starting with a 60-56 loss at Evansville as 8-point chalks. That was then followed by a 67-74 home loss to Southern Illinois as 5-point chalks as the Creighton Bluejays failed to get the cash for the fourth time in six games.
Treading water
Creighton Bluejays next scored a 61-62 overtime loss at Wichita State as 5.5-point dogs but was treading water against the board, as evidenced by a 67-62 home win over Fresno State as 12.5-point chalks.
That was followed by a 67-62 home win over Indiana State as 12-point chalks and then a 54-60 win at Missouri State as 7.5-point dogs.
More of the same in post Creighton Bluejays season
Creighton was unable to get board traction in post season either as they finished 1-2 both SU&ATS.