Butler Bulldogs vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 1/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs UConn Huskies

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: fuboTV

The UConn Huskies (15-5) will play the Butler Bulldogs (11-9) at XL Center on Sunday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Creighton and ended up losing by a score of 73-52 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 11 and Creighton accumulated 12 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Creighton finished the contest at 85.7% at the free throw line by converting 6 of 7 tries. In addition, Creighton collected 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Creighton doled out 12 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Butler allowed the other team to shoot 46.9% from the field on 30 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 21 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 4 of their 5 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Butler ended the game with a 34.5% FG percentage (20 of 58) and made 8 of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Simas Lukosius is one guy who came through for the game. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He played for 40 mins played and totaled 2 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Butler heads into this game with a record of 11-9 so far this year. They have an average of 69.0 pts per contest (244th in college hoops) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (137 of 386) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Butler is snagging 31.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 260 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 151st in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 12.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 14.8 personal fouls. They concede 31.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 107th in college basketball in opponents PPG (66.6). The Bulldogs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (520 of 1,189) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 271st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 267 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the UConn Huskies took a loss by a score of 67-66 when they played Seton Hall. The Huskies recorded 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Seton Hall earned 15 fouls in this game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 92.9%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, UConn converted 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Huskies finished shooting 22 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Huskies allowed Seton Hall to make 23 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1% for the game. They finished shooting 19.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, UConn permitted Seton Hall to pull down 30 overall (10 offensive).

Adama Sanogo was important for the Huskies for the contest. He accumulated 16 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 6 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 15-5 for the campaign. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 74.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per contest (11th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. UConn has earned 1,580 pts for the campaign (79.0 per game) and they grab 38.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Huskies are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 109th in college basketball.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 46th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 63.9. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (45th in college basketball). The UConn defense allows 26.6% on 3-pointers (78 of 293) and opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 8.4 dimes and 31.6 boards per contest, which is 4th and 54th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Butler

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