Butler Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, BS

TV: ESPN2

The Tennessee Volunteers (2-1) welcome the Butler Bulldogs (3-1) at Imperial Arena on Wednesday.

The Butler Bulldogs played The Citadel and took home the win by a score of 89-42 in their last game. Butler walked away from the contest having earned a 55.0% FG percentage (33 out of 60) and buried 17 of their 31 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 6 of their 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 22 assists for the game while creating 17 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of defense, Butler allowed the other team to go 30.8% from the floor on 16 of 52 shooting. The Citadel distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, The Citadel pulled down 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. The Citadel shot 55.6% from the free throw line by making 5 of their 9 shots. They also buried 5 of 21 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 7 while The Citadel recorded 7 fouls.

Eric Hunter is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 37 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists.

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Butler will take the court with a record of 3-1 on the campaign. They average 83.8 pts per contest (42nd in the country) while hitting 53.1% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 93) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Butler is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 71 dimes for the campaign, which is 110th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 10.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 18.8 turnovers every game while drawing 13.5 fouls. They surrender 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 36th in college basketball in points per game allowed (57.5). The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.2% (91 of 221) and they surrender 28.5 boards per contest as a group. They rank 86th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 44 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 81-50 when they played Florida Gulf Coast. The Volunteers were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Florida Gulf Coast earned 26 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for 37 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 67.6%. Concerning three-point attempts, Tennessee made 8 of 19 tries (42.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 24 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 49.0%. The Volunteers allowed Florida Gulf Coast to convert 14 of 46 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4% in the matchup. They finished 20.8% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 24 and ended up going 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Tennessee allowed Florida Gulf Coast to pull down 23 in all (6 offensive).

Josiah-Jordan James ended up being important for the Volunteers for the matchup. He buried 5 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 25 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the game.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 2-1 this year. The Volunteers commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 76.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (55th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Tennessee has 222 pts for the season (74.0 per game) and they collect 38.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Volunteers are hitting on 37.3% from the field, which is 354th in the country.

The Tennessee defense allows 26.9% on 3-point shots (18 of 67) and their opposition makes 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 8.3 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which is ranked 24th and 142nd in Division 1. The Volunteers are ranked 32nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 57.0. They are able to force 19.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.5% from the floor (39th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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