Butler Bulldogs vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is the location where the Georgetown Hoyas (13-8) will take on the Butler Bulldogs (9-12) on Friday.

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Marquette and ended up losing by a score of 78-69 in their last game. Butler finished with a 40.7% field goal percentage (24 of 59) and converted 6 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 15 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning defense, Butler allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the floor on 31 out of 61 shooting. Marquette totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Marquette snagged 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Marquette finished the game at 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 11 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 22 attempts from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 14 and Marquette had 16 personal fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He played 38 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He racked up 24 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Butler will take the court with a win-loss mark of 9-12 so far this season. They currently have an average of 73.0 pts per game (226th in Division 1) while going 44.8% from the floor. The Bulldogs are connecting on 36.3% from downtown (165 of 455) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Butler is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and has earned 294 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 165th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 7.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 204th in college in opponents points per game (72.0). The Bulldogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (566 of 1,330) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a team. They are 125th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 259 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a final score of 66-41 against St. John's. The Hoyas pulled down 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. St. John's was called for 14 fouls in this game which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of them for a percentage of 43.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgetown converted 6 out of their 26 attempts (23.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Hoyas ended up going 14 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 24.6%. The Hoyas permitted St. John's to convert 28 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3% in this contest. They went 28.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 21 and ended up going 4 out of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Georgetown permitted St. John's to collect 37 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Malik Mack ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in this contest. He converted 4 out of 9 for this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes in this game.

Georgetown has a mark of 13-8 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Hoyas are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which is 173rd in the country. Georgetown has scored 1,484 pts on the year (70.7 per game) and they grab 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per contest (134th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Hoyas commit 15.3 fouls every game and they go 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hoyas on defense are ranked 32nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 65.1. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (22nd in the country). The Georgetown defense allows 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (156 of 467) and their opposition knocks down 75.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 96th and 125th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgetown

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