Saint Francis Red Flash vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FS2

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (1-1) will attempt to beat the Saint Francis Red Flash (1-2) on Thursday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash took the court against Cornell and ended up losing by a score of 80-77 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Red Flash finished with 21 while Cornell totaled 19 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 20 tries from distance. Cornell ended up shooting 56.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 23 tries. On top of that, Cornell had 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cornell recorded 18 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Saint Francis let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Red Flash made 12 of 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Saint Francis ended the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (29 of 64) and made 7 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Josh Cohen is one guy who had an impact for this game. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 35 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He walked away with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Saint Francis enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 70.7 pts per game (251st in Division 1) while hitting 45.3% from the floor. The Red Flash are shooting 29.0% on three-point shots (20 of 69) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Saint Francis is snagging 37.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 47 assists for the year, which ranks 94th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a group they commit 18.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Red Flash have forced 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They surrender 17.9% on three-point shots and they are 185th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.0). The Red Flash defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (78 of 179) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 227th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 37 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 68-62 when they faced Penn State. The Bulldogs were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. Penn State earned 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 91.7%. Regarding shots from distance, Butler made 5 out of 23 tries (21.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 23 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.3%. The Bulldogs permitted Penn State to knock down 27 of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% in the game. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from distance by going 10 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Butler allowed Penn State to collect 38 in total (3 offensive).

Manny Bates ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the game. He converted 8 of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 1-1 for the season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 183rd in Division 1. Butler has tallied 151 points for the year (75.5 per contest) and they average 34.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (176th in the country) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 12.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 81st in the country in PPG surrendered with 60.5. They are able to force 20.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (234th in Division 1). The Butler defense concedes 40.0% on three-point shots (16 of 40) and opponents are making 69.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 15.0 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 302nd and 157th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Francis

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