Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (14-15) will take on the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-6) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against DePaul and took home the win by a score of 90-84 in their last game. Marquette finished the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (30 of 62) and converted 12 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 18 of 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists for this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the floor on 31 out of 60 shooting. DePaul earned 21 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, DePaul grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. DePaul finished shooting 68.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 22 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 14 tries from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 17 while DePaul racked up 21 fouls.

Kameron Jones is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 32 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Marquette comes into this game with a mark of 23-6 on the campaign. They average 80.8 pts per game (17th in Division 1) while shooting 49.3% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 35.4% on shots from distance (256 of 724) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 31.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 513 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They rank 336th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 447 surrendered for the year. The Golden Eagles are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (750 of 1,656) and they relinquish 35.0 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 35.6% from 3-point land and they are 212th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Butler Bulldogs got the win with a final of 59-58 when they played DePaul. In the matter of rebounds, Butler permitted DePaul to snag 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 of 27 and finished the game at 5 out of 11 from the free throw line (45.5%). The Bulldogs permitted DePaul to make 22 of 57 attempts from the floor which had them at 38.6% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 23 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Butler made 3 out of their 17 attempts (17.6%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. DePaul was called for 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this game.

Ali Ali pitched in for the Bulldogs for this game. He converted 6 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 5 assists in this game.

Butler has a mark of 14-15 this year. The Bulldogs are committing 13.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per game (231st in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. Butler has tallied 1,903 pts so far this year (65.6 per contest) and they pull in 30.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which ranks them 225th in college hoops.

The Bulldogs are ranked 93rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.2. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (217th in college basketball). The Butler defense gives up 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (183 of 571) and opponents are making 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.5 assists and 35.9 boards every game, which ranks them 234th and 291st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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