Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (7-8) are traveling to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday where they will take on the Providence Friars (7-8).

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against St. John's and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-62 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 20 while St. John's totaled 17 personal fouls. They converted 1 of 21 shots from distance. St. John's walked away from this one shooting 73.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, St. John's pulled down 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. St. John's doled out 12 dimes and had 14 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Butler allowed the other team to shoot 36.6% from the field on 26 out of 71 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 9 of their 20 tries for a rate of 45.0%. Butler finished the game having earned a 39.0% FG percentage (23 out of 59) and converted 7 of their 20 three-point shots.

Pierre Brooks is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game at 40.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 31 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Butler heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-8 for the season. They are averaging 71.8 points per game (263rd in D-1) while connecting on 44.2% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (125 of 327) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Butler is pulling down 36.2 boards per game and has tallied 213 dimes so far this year, which is 166th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 7.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 113th in D-1 in giving up assists with 176 relinquished for the season. The Bulldogs are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.7% (380 of 956) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 140th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.7).

When they last played, the Providence Friars took a defeat with a final score of 87-84 when they faced Connecticut. Regarding how they rebounded, Providence allowed Connecticut to pull down 21 in all (5 offensive). They finished 46.2% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 13 and ended up shooting 27 out of 32 from the free throw line (84.4%). The Friars allowed Connecticut to convert 27 of their 48 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Friars finished the game shooting 30 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to 3-pointers, Providence converted 4 of their 13 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a rate of 87.0%. Connecticut was called for 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Friars to the free throw line for 23 shots. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Friars were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest.

Jayden Pierre was important for the Friars in the matchup. He buried 8 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Providence has a win-loss record of 7-8 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Friars are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which ranks 266th in college hoops. Providence has earned 1,050 pts so far this year (70.0 per contest) and they average 39.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 11.8 times per contest (317th in college) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Friars have committed 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 69.3% from the free throw line.

The Friars on the defensive side of the court are 88th in college in points allowed per contest with 67.5. They have forced 9.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (70th in D-1). The Providence defense allows 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (90 of 297) and their opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.9 assists and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 46th and 128th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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