Butler Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Wintrust Arena is the location where the DePaul Blue Demons (3-25) will try to defeat the Butler Bulldogs (16-13) on Saturday.

The Butler Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and took a loss by a score of 82-59 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 12 while St. John's racked up 18 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. St. John's finished 91.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 12 tries. Moreover, St. John's snagged 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. John's distributed 17 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Butler allowed 44.3% from the floor on 31 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 11 of 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Butler ended having earned a 39.2% FG percentage (20 out of 51) and knocked down 8 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Posh Alexander is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished 36.4% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He recorded 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Butler will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 16-13 on the season. They have an average of 77.4 points per contest (77th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (242 of 677) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is snagging 35.5 boards per contest and has racked up 427 dimes so far this year, which is 74th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 13.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 fouls. They currently rank 259th in college basketball in giving up assists with 388 surrendered this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (811 of 1,842) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 32.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 255th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (74.3).

In their last game, the DePaul Blue Demons took a loss by a final score of 91-58 when they played Xavier. The Blue Demons snagged 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Xavier earned 16 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Demons to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, DePaul made 5 of their 19 tries (26.3%). When the game finished, the Blue Demons shot 21 for 51 from the floor which had them shooting 41.2%. The Blue Demons permitted Xavier to knock down 35 out of their 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.2% for the game. They went 52.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 21 and finished the contest at 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). Concerning team rebounding, DePaul allowed Xavier to grab 32 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Elijah Fisher ended up being important for the Blue Demons in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He tallied 14 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

DePaul has a record of 3-25 for the campaign. The Blue Demons commit 15.7 fouls per contest and they go 73.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per contest (267th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. DePaul has totaled 1,812 pts for the year (64.7 per contest) and they average 29.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Blue Demons are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which is ranked 302nd in the nation.

The DePaul defense concedes 37.5% on 3-point shots (258 of 688) and their opposition makes 74.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 16.6 assists and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which is 358th and 293rd in Division 1. The Blue Demons are ranked 357th in college hoops in points given up per game with 81.6. They have forced 10.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (356th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take DePaul

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