Butler Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Wintrust Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The DePaul Blue Demons (11-16) are welcoming the Butler Bulldogs (12-14) at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Xavier and ended up losing by a score of 76-63 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 12 and Xavier recorded 15 fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. Xavier went 90.9% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Xavier collected 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Xavier doled out 21 assists and had 14 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Butler let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 29 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 35 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 9 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. Butler ended the game having earned a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and buried 6 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Jahmyl Telfort is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He shot 72.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Butler will play this contest with a win-loss record of 12-14 so far this season. They have an average of 74.2 pts per contest (181st in Division 1) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 37.3% on three-point attempts (209 of 561) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Butler is grabbing 35.7 boards per game and has earned 372 assists this season, which has them ranked 166th in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 7.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 167th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 342 conceded for the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (711 of 1,664) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a group. They give up 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 205th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the DePaul Blue Demons walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-58 when they faced St. John's. Regarding how they rebounded, DePaul permitted St. John's to snag 41 in all (15 on the offensive side). They shot 42.9% from distance via 9 out of 21 and finished the contest at 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Blue Demons allowed St. John's to make 32 of their 69 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Blue Demons shot 18 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, DePaul converted 10 out of 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. St. John's was called for 12 fouls in this contest which took the Blue Demons to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Blue Demons recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest.

Isaiah Rivera ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Demons in the game. He knocked down 5 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

DePaul has a record of 11-16 so far this year. The Blue Demons commit 16.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per contest (63rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. DePaul has scored 1,950 pts this season (72.2 per contest) and they collect 35.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Demons are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which is ranked 237th in the country.

The Blue Demons are ranked 236th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the floor (262nd in Division 1). The DePaul defense allows 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 557) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.9 assists and 34.6 boards per game, which ranks them 312th and 203rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take DePaul

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