Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

12/22/2023

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

Amica Mutual Pavilion is the location where the Providence Friars (10-2) will compete against the Butler Bulldogs (10-2) on Saturday.

The Butler Bulldogs played Georgetown and went home with a win by a final score of 74-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 9 and Georgetown accumulated 16 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. Georgetown finished the game at 90.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 10 attempts. Furthermore, Georgetown grabbed 25 rebounds (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgetown totaled 8 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Butler allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the field on 24 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 16 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Butler walked away from the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Posh Alexander is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He racked up 13 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He played 39 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 7 dimes.

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Butler will take the court with a win-loss mark of 10-2 on the year. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 12.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Butler is collecting 38.3 rebounds per contest and has 192 dimes this year, which has them ranked 44th in the country in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 284) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.8 pts per game (31st in Division 1) while connecting on 48.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They give up 30.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 151st in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (69.6). The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.0% (319 of 778) and they surrender 35.1 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 254th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 154 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 72-57 against Marquette. The Friars pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Marquette committed 22 personal fouls for the game which took the Friars to the free throw line for 28 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.7%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Providence knocked down 11 out of their 32 attempts (34.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Friars shot 22 out of 51 from the field which had them sitting at 43.1%. The Friars permitted Marquette to convert 18 of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 32.1% in the matchup. They finished 20.0% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 20 and finished the contest at 17 out of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When talking about rebounds, Providence allowed Marquette to grab 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Devin Carter was important for the Friars in this matchup. He converted 6 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Providence has a win-loss record of 10-2 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Friars are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is 93rd in the nation. Providence has scored 893 points this season (74.4 per game) and they pull in 38.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per game (137th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. The Friars have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Providence defense surrenders 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 225) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their foul shots. They allow 8.8 assists and 33.4 boards every game, which ranks 6th and 115th in those categories on the defensive end. The Friars defensively are ranked 26th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.0. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.9% from the floor (18th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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