Butler Bulldogs vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: fuboTV

The Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5) will take on the Butler Bulldogs (11-12) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Seton Hall and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-49 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 14 and Seton Hall finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 18 tries from 3-point land. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 77.8% from the free throw line by making 7 of 9 shots. On top of that, Seton Hall snagged 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Seton Hall dished out 11 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In relation to defending, Butler allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 28 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 27 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 7 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Butler wrapped up the game having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 51) and buried 4 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Simas Lukosius is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He left the arena with 11 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He went 44.4% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Butler will enter this contest with a mark of 11-12 this year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 13.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Butler is pulling down 30.3 boards per game and has racked up 286 assists for the season, which is 223rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.1% from downtown (155 of 441) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They average 67.1 points per outing (302nd in the country) while connecting on 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 14.6 fouls. They are ranked 277th in D-1 in giving up assists with 314 surrendered on the year. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (609 of 1,366) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 147th in the country in PPG allowed (68.1).

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 73-64 against Villanova. When it comes to how they rebounded, Marquette allowed Villanova to collect 28 overall (1 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Golden Eagles permitted Villanova to knock down 21 of 44 tries from the floor which had them at 47.7% for the game. Overall, the Golden Eagles finished 22 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Marquette made 10 of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 76.0%. Villanova committed 20 fouls in this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Golden Eagles corralled 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the matchup.

Tyler Kolek ended up being important for the Golden Eagles in the game. He converted 5 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in the matchup.

Marquette has a record of 18-5 so far this year. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per contest (5th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per game. Marquette has 1,890 pts so far this season (82.2 per contest) and they collect 32.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 50.2% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in D-1.

The Marquette defense gives up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (173 of 502) and their opponents are converting on 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.9 dimes and 34.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 333rd and 226th in D-1. The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 217th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 70.6. They have forced 16.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (264th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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