Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3-5) are traveling to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will take on the Butler Bulldogs (5-3).

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles played Chattanooga and took a loss by a score of 81-74 in their last contest. Tennessee Tech walked away from the contest with a 42.2% FG percentage (27 of 64) and converted 8 of their 16 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 12 of 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 24 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Tennessee Tech allowed the other team to shoot 58.5% from the field on 24 out of 41 shooting. Chattanooga recorded 19 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, Chattanooga grabbed 30 rebounds (1 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Chattanooga walked away from this one shooting 79.2% from the free throw line by making 19 of 24 shots. They also made 14 of their 26 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 21 while Chattanooga recorded 18 personal fouls.

Jaylen Sebree is one guy who was important in this matchup. He accounted for 13 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Tennessee Tech heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-5 on the season. They have an average of 72.4 pts per game (189th in the country) while shooting 42.7% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 37.1% from downtown (73 of 197) and 70.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee Tech is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 136 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 21st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.4 fouls. They rank 354th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 144 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (207 of 501) and they concede 37.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 271st in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 76-64 against Kansas State. The Bulldogs recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. Kansas State had 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 80.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Butler converted 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 28 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.9%. The Bulldogs allowed Kansas State to make 29 of their 63 tries from the floor which had them at 46.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 20.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 of 20 and finished the game at 2 out of 3 at the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Butler allowed Kansas State to pull down 26 overall (9 offensive).

Manny Bates ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the contest. He had 22 points in his 39 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 5-3 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.6% from the field, which has them ranked 33rd in the nation. Butler has totaled 592 points on the season (74.0 per game) and they snag 33.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (100th in the country) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 12.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs are ranked 82nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (214th in the nation). The Butler defense allows 30.4% from downtown (45 of 148) and their opponents are connecting on 67.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.6 assists and 31.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 204th and 61st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee Tech

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