Butler Bulldogs vs Connecticut Huskies Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Connecticut Huskies

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: FS1

The Connecticut Huskies (11-4) host the Butler Bulldogs (9-7) at XL Center on Tuesday.

The Butler Bulldogs faced Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-42 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 15 while Villanova had 10 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Villanova finished the game at 93.3% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 15 shots. In addition, Villanova snagged 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Villanova earned 21 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Butler let their opponent shoot 59.6% from the field on 28 out of 47 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 1 steal. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 17 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 3 of their 6 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Butler walked away from the game with a 30.8% field goal percentage (16 of 52) and converted 7 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Bryce Nze is a player who played a role in this game. He finished shooting 100.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 23 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He recorded 10 points on 4 of 4 shooting.

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Butler will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-7 on the season. They average 62.6 pts per game (332nd in Division 1) while going 42.2% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.0% on 3-pointers (121 of 378) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is pulling down 31.3 boards per game and has accounted for 185 assists this season, which is 272nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They surrender 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 59th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.6). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.7% (365 of 854) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 142nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 189 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Connecticut Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 86-78 against St. John's. The Huskies were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. St. John's earned 26 fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a rate of 65.4%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Connecticut made 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). Overall, the Huskies shot 30 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.6%. The Huskies allowed St. John's to convert 27 out of 78 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.6% in the matchup. They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Connecticut permitted St. John's to collect 42 overall (17 offensive).

Adama Sanogo was important for the Huskies for this contest. He earned 26 points in his 40 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and added 18 rebounds.

Connecticut has a win-loss record of 11-4 for the campaign. The Huskies commit 17.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per contest (60th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per game. Connecticut has tallied 1,204 pts so far this season (80.3 per contest) and they snag 42.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 176th in the nation.

The Huskies are ranked 88th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 65.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (28th in the country). The Connecticut defense surrenders 33.5% on three-point shots (91 of 272) and their opponents are converting on 65.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 10.5 assists and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 48th and 171st in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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