Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Peacock

The Butler Bulldogs (13-18) are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will go up against the Providence Friars (12-19).

The Butler Bulldogs took the court against Creighton and ended up losing by a score of 87-74 in their last game. Butler walked away from the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (30 of 68) and buried 9 of their 22 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 5 of 6 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Butler allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 34 out of 65 shooting. Creighton totaled 24 assists and had but didn't notch a steal. On top of that, Creighton pulled down 42 boards (13 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Creighton ended up going 60.0% when shooting free throws by burying 3 of 5 attempts. They made 16 of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 5 and Creighton recorded 9 personal fouls.

Jahmyl Telfort is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 19 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Butler enters this game with a mark of 13-18 for the campaign. They average 74.4 points per outing (160th in the nation) while connecting on 45.8% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 37.1% on shots from distance (256 of 690) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Butler is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and is sitting with 438 assists for the year, which has them ranked 164th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 13.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 7.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They give up 31.6% on shots from downtown while they are 239th in college in points per game allowed (73.8). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (867 of 1,980) and they concede 33.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are 212th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 424 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Providence Friars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-68 against Xavier. The Friars snagged 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. Xavier committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 36.4%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Providence buried 12 of 24 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Friars finished the game shooting 26 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Friars permitted Xavier to knock down 26 of 58 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 44.8% in the matchup. They finished 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 20 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). Regarding rebounds, Providence allowed Xavier to collect 30 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Bensley Joseph ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for the contest. He recorded 27 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Providence has a win-loss record of 12-19 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Friars are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which has them ranked 208th in the country. Providence has accumulated 2,214 pts for the campaign (71.4 per game) and they snag 36.5 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.9 times per game (237th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. The Friars are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Friars on the defensive side of the court are 198th in the country in PPG allowed with 72.4. They are forcing their opponents into 9.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (136th in Division 1). The Providence defense concedes 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (226 of 673) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their foul shots. They concede 12.5 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 127th and 114th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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