Butler Bulldogs vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (11-4) will play the Butler Bulldogs (10-5) on Wednesday.

The Butler Bulldogs played Connecticut and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-81 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 19 and Connecticut accumulated 20 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. Connecticut ended up going 78.3% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 23 tries. In addition, Connecticut snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Connecticut recorded 13 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Butler allowed 54.5% from the floor on 30 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 23 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 92.0%. Butler ended having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and converted 8 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

DJ Davis is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 42.1% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Butler heads into this contest with a mark of 10-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 82.1 points per game (37th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.1% on 3-pointers (122 of 348) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is pulling down 37.2 boards per contest and has totaled 226 dimes this year, which ranks 105th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 13.3 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 228th in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.9). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (413 of 967) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 208th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 195 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 78-75 when they faced Seton Hall. When discussing cleaning the glass, Marquette allowed Seton Hall to pull down 42 in all (13 offensive). They shot 40.0% from downtown by hitting 6 out of 15 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Golden Eagles allowed Seton Hall to knock down 29 of their 55 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 52.7% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles walked away from this one shooting 28 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Marquette made 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Seton Hall had 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 14 steals in this contest. The Golden Eagles recorded 14 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 25 for the contest.

Oso Ighodaro pitched in for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the game.

Marquette has a mark of 11-4 this season. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per game and they go 73.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.7 times per contest (70th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. Marquette has totaled 1,167 pts so far this season (77.8 per game) and they collect 33.5 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 110th in college hoops.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 93rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing 16.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (148th in D-1). The Marquette defense surrenders 32.2% on three-point shots (118 of 367) and their opposition knocks down 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.5 assists and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 243rd and 211th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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