Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (16-8) will try to beat the Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5) on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and walked away with a win by a score of 86-75 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 9 while St. John's accounted for 11 fouls. They also made 12 of their 32 shots from 3-point range. St. John's finished the game at 60.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 3 of 5 attempts. On top of that, St. John's collected 35 boards (17 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. John's doled out 17 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Marquette allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 30 out of 71 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 6 of 10 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Marquette ended the contest with a 55.9% FG percentage (33 of 59) and converted 14 of 27 3-point shots.

Tyler Kolek is one player who had an impact in this contest. He was able to score 27 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and snagged 7 boards. He finished the game at 64.7% from the field and also earned 13 dimes.

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Marquette enters this matchup with a mark of 18-5 for the year. They turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Marquette is collecting 33.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 384 assists for the year, which is 44th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Eagles are shooting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (208 of 597) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.8 pts per game (70th in D-1) while going 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 fouls. They are ranked 214th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 318 surrendered so far this year. The Golden Eagles defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (559 of 1,315) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 33.5% from beyond the arc and they are 82nd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (68.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Butler Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 75-72 against Providence. The Bulldogs corralled 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Providence earned 13 fouls in this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shots from downtown, Butler converted 7 of 19 tries (36.8%). Overall, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 28 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. The Bulldogs allowed Providence to knock down 26 of 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.9% in this contest. They shot 38.5% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). When talking about how they rebounded, Butler allowed Providence to collect 25 in total (5 on the offensive side).

DJ Davis pitched in for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He earned 20 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 6 out of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Butler has a mark of 16-8 this season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 101st in the nation. Butler has earned 1,932 points for the year (80.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (84th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 13.8 fouls per game and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Butler defense surrenders 31.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (190 of 595) and opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.3 assists and 35.6 total boards per game, which has them ranked 218th and 236th in Division 1. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 233rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (163rd in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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