Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (9-11) host the Marquette Golden Eagles (17-3) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Villanova and walked away with a win by a score of 87-74 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 15 while Villanova accumulated 20 personal fouls. They buried 10 of their 29 shots from downtown. Villanova went 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. Additionally, Villanova snagged 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Villanova doled out 17 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the floor on 25 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 22 of their 27 shots for a rate of 81.5%. Marquette finished the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 out of 60) and buried 9 out of their 30 3-pointers.

Stevie Mitchell is one player who came through for this contest. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He played 33 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Marquette enters this contest with a mark of 17-3 so far this season. They turn it over 9.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Marquette is collecting 34.1 boards per contest and has tallied 290 assists for the season, which has them ranked 157th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are shooting 32.7% on three-point shots (193 of 590) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 79.3 points per game (73rd in college) while connecting on 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.2 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They concede 30.5% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 57th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.9). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (483 of 1,102) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 294th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 298 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Butler Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 86-69 when they played DePaul. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Butler allowed DePaul to grab 23 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished 23.8% from distance by shooting 5 out of 21 and ended up shooting 4 of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). The Bulldogs permitted DePaul to bury 30 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.8% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 30 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Butler made 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a clip of 94.1%. DePaul was called for 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. The Bulldogs corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest.

Pierre Brooks ended up being important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He buried 10 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 13 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Butler has a mark of 9-11 so far this year. The Bulldogs have committed 14.4 fouls per contest while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per contest (171st in college) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. Butler has tallied 1,464 points for the campaign (73.2 per game) and they collect 35.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 166th in D-1.

The Butler defense allows 31.0% from downtown (138 of 445) and opponents are converting on 75.3% of their foul shots. They concede 12.2 dimes and 34.3 rebounds every game, which is 101st and 172nd in the nation. The Bulldogs are ranked 192nd in college in points given up per game with 71.8. They are able to force 7.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (115th in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Butler and under the total points

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