Citadel Bulldogs vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FS2

The Butler Bulldogs (2-1) will take on the Citadel Bulldogs (2-1) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Citadel Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Morris College and went home with a win by a final score of 109-66 in their last contest. Citadel wrapped up the game having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (39 out of 83) and buried 14 of 43 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 17 of their 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 67 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 assists in this game in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Citadel allowed the other team to go 28.0% from the floor on 21 out of 75 shooting. Morris College recorded 7 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Morris College grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Morris College finished the game shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 21 tries. They buried 9 of their 36 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 14 and Morris College recorded 16 fouls.

Stephen Clark is someone who played a role in the game. He walked away with 21 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and pulled down 10 boards. He ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Citadel heads into this game with a win-loss record of 2-1 for the season. They have an average of 82.7 points per outing (71st in Division 1) on 46.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (30 of 82) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Citadel is collecting 44.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 46 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 173rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 8.3 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are surrendering 26.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 175th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.0). The Bulldogs are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 36.3% (73 of 201) and they surrender 37.3 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 139th in D-1 in giving up assists with 35 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Butler Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 95-67 against Saint Francis. With respect to rebounding, Butler allowed Saint Francis to pull down 21 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 41.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 17 and ended up going 6 out of 12 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Bulldogs allowed Saint Francis to bury 27 of 59 tries from the field which had them at 45.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 70.4%. In regard to shooting from distance, Butler buried 8 out of their 15 attempts (53.3%). They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. Saint Francis was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Bulldogs snagged 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup.

Chuck Harris ended up being important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He made 7 of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accounted for 7 assists for this game.

Butler has a win-loss mark of 2-1 so far this season. The Bulldogs commit 12.0 fouls every game and they go 72.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per game (83rd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest. Butler has totaled 246 points on the season (82.0 per contest) and they snag 33.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are shooting 52.4% from the field, which ranks 22nd in Division 1.

The Butler defense allows 40.4% on 3-point attempts (23 of 57) and opponents are connecting on 60.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.7 dimes and 30.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 203rd and 34th in college hoops. The Bulldogs are ranked 99th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 62.7. They are forcing 19.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (260th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Citadel

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