Auburn vs. Creighton Same Game Parlay | NCAA Tournament Best Bets Today

Round one of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, but there is no rest for the winners as the round of 32 awaits this weekend. The Creighton Bluejays dismantled Louisville in an impressive display to advance to a matchup with the Auburn Tigers. Auburn is the top seed in the region and the number one overall seed in the tournament. However, they have not played their best basketball recently and were uncomfortably close well into the second half in the first round before moving on. This one could be closer than the line suggests and offers a good opportunity for Creighton to shock the world.

Here is a fun same-game parlay to add more juice to this exciting second-round showdown!

Auburn vs. Creighton

• Location: Rupp Arena
• Lexington, KY
• Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Where to Watch: TBS and truTV
• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Spread: AUB -9.5 | Total: 150.5
• Moneyline: AUB -430 | CREI +330
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Auburn vs. Creighton SGP (+516)

Creighton +9.5

The Auburn Tigers are 29-5, but it is fair to say they have not played anywhere near their best basketball in recent weeks. They closed the regular season and SEC Tournament with three losses in their final four games and then needed a late push to pull away from Alabama State in the opening round. Creighton feels like they are peaking at the right time, with five wins in their past six games. It was one of the more impressive performances of the tournament thus far, as they dismantled Louisville in front of a hostile crowd in Lexington. The Bluejays can score, and this line feels like there are too many points to give an explosive and veteran team.

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OVER 150.5 Points

The Creighton Bluejays average 75.6 points per game, while the Auburn Tigers enter the contest as the 11th-best scoring offense in the country at 83.8 points per game. Neither team is particularly fond of slowing the tempo down, and it seems this game will likely feature a lot of possessions and shots. That opens the possibility for a game that reaches the 80s, and the over becomes the best play. Creighton has scored at least 75 points seven times in their last nine games, and Auburn is very capable of reaching the mid-70s as well, especially if they are pushed in a close game.

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Jamiya Neal to Score 10+ Points.

Creighton will need good performances from nearly everyone to pull off this upset, but one player who has to step up is Jamiya Neal. The guard is averaging 34.2 minutes per game, and he’s emerged recently as a good third option behind Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth. Neal has reached double figures in four of Creighton’s last five games, including 19 points against UConn in the Big East Tournament and a 29-point explosion against Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Take Jamiya Neal to score at least ten points as the third leg of this Same Game Parlay.

Johni Broome to Record 10+ Rebounds

The fourth leg of the parlay is Auburn big man Johni Broome to record at least ten rebounds. This game will likely have a lot of possessions and a lot of shots, which gives Broome the opportunity to secure a lot of rebounds. He’ll need his best today to battle Creighton. When motivated, big man Ryan Kalkbrenner and Broome can be monsters on the glass. He has recent games of 15 rebounds against Ole Miss, 14 against Georgia, 13 against Arkansas, 14 against Alabama, and 11 against Florida. If the game is played at the expected tempo, Broome reaching ten rebounds seems like a near-sure thing.