Butler Bulldogs vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: FS1

The Butler Bulldogs (9-6) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Villanova Wildcats (12-4).

The Butler Bulldogs faced off with Georgetown and went home with a win by a final score of 72-58 in their last contest. Butler finished the game having earned a 39.0% field goal percentage (23 of 59) and converted 9 of their 31 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Butler allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 20 out of 59 shooting. Georgetown distributed 10 assists and had 6 steals for this game. On top of that, Georgetown collected 39 rebounds (15 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgetown ended up going 62.5% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 24 tries. They converted 3 of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 22 while Georgetown recorded 16 fouls.

Jair Bolden is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up with 23 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played 33 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He finished the game at 40.0% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Butler will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 9-6 for the campaign. They are averaging 64.0 pts per contest (323rd in college basketball) while going 43.0% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (114 of 352) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Butler is pulling in 32.0 boards per game and is sitting with 180 assists this season, which is 261st in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They surrender 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 36th in D-1 in opponents points per game (62.3). The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (337 of 807) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are 102nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 168 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Villanova Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 64-60 when they faced Xavier. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Villanova permitted Xavier to get 29 overall (10 offensive). They finished shooting 20.8% from downtown by going 5 out of 24 and ended up going 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Wildcats allowed Xavier to convert 18 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them at 32.7% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats ended up going 20 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Villanova converted 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.2%. Xavier earned 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 2 steals for the game. The Wildcats collected 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the game.

Justin Moore ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the game. He converted 5 out of 9 in the game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Villanova has a win-loss record of 12-4 for the year. The Wildcats commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per game (235th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per game. Villanova has 1,161 pts for the season (72.6 per contest) and they average 36.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which has them ranked 256th in the country.

The Villanova defense concedes 30.0% from downtown (111 of 370) and their opposition makes 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.6 dimes and 32.6 total boards per game, ranking them 51st and 91st in those categories. The Wildcats are ranked 28th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 61.5. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (75th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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