Butler Bulldogs vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Butler Bulldogs (11-10) are traveling to Cintas Center on Wednesday where they will play the Xavier Musketeers (15-5).

The Butler Bulldogs played Georgetown and notched a win by a score of 56-53 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 12 and Georgetown totaled 14 fouls. They buried 4 of their 19 tries from 3-point land. Georgetown went 77.8% at the free throw line by burying 7 of 9 attempts. On top of that, Georgetown grabbed 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Georgetown doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Butler allowed their opponent to shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 6 of 9 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Butler walked away from the game with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and made 6 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Bryce Nze is a player who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also snagged 12 rebounds. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Butler heads into this one with a record of 11-10 for the year. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Butler is grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 233 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 275th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.1% on three-point attempts (151 of 486) and 69.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 62.2 pts per contest (339th in D-1) while shooting 41.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 154th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 relinquished this season. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (489 of 1,150) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 52nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (64.0).

In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers took home the win by a final score of 74-64 against Creighton. When it comes to attacking the glass, Xavier permitted Creighton to pull down 28 in all (6 offensive). They went 28.6% from three-point range by going 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Musketeers permitted Creighton to convert 23 out of their 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 41.1% in the matchup. In all, the Musketeers shot 27 out of 64 from the field which had them shooting 42.2%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Xavier knocked down 10 of 19 tries (52.6%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 62.5%. Creighton committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Musketeers snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game.

Paul Scruggs was important for the Musketeers for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 15 for this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 8 assists in this game.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 15-5 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Musketeers are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is 173rd in the nation. Xavier has accumulated 1,477 points on the campaign (73.9 per contest) and they grab 38.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per game (86th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Musketeers commit 14.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.5% from the free throw line.

The Xavier defense surrenders 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (140 of 443) and their opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.0 dimes and 32.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 131st and 91st in college basketball. The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 60th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 64.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (54th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Butler

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