Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (11-5) are welcoming the Seton Hall Pirates (11-5) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Pirates stepped onto the hardwood against Georgetown and notched a win by a score of 74-70 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Pirates ended up with 14 while Georgetown had 16 fouls. They buried 10 of 35 tries from 3-point range. Georgetown finished the game shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 16 tries. Additionally, Georgetown grabbed 22 rebounds (10 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgetown dished out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Seton Hall allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected a total of 20 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pirates made 13 of their 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. Seton Hall finished the game having earned a 60.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 45) and converted 7 of 15 three-point shots.

Al-Amir Dawes is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Seton Hall will enter this game with a record of 11-5 this season. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Seton Hall is pulling down 37.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 209 dimes for the season, which ranks 187th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Pirates are hitting 32.0% on 3-point shots (87 of 272) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They average 73.4 pts per contest (216th in college hoops) while shooting 46.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pirates are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 fouls. They give up 33.9% from 3-point land while they are 115th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (68.7). The Pirates are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (384 of 925) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 274th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 219 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Butler Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 69-62 when they played Marquette. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Marquette had 15 fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Butler converted 10 of their 22 attempts (45.5%). When all was said and done, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 24 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. The Bulldogs allowed Marquette to make 24 out of 73 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.9% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 16.1% from distance by going 5 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Butler allowed Marquette to pull down 39 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Pierre Brooks ended up being important for the Bulldogs for this game. He totaled 14 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Butler has a win-loss mark of 11-5 for the year. The Bulldogs are committing 13.5 fouls per contest and they hit 78.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (91st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. Butler has earned 1,301 points so far this season (81.3 per game) and they collect 37.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 89th in the country.

The Butler defense concedes 30.4% on shots from distance (124 of 408) and their opponents are making 68.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.0 dimes and 36.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 206th and 262nd in the country. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 202nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.3. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (132nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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