The Cal Golden Bears and Butler Bulldogs face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Cal vs Butler prediction.

It’s going to be a Long Season for Cal 

It looks like it’s going to be a trying season for Cal but they are coming off a victory in the last game. Cal faced off against Santa Clara and they scored 84 points on the way to the victory. Jalen Cone had a strong game putting up 26 points, four rebounds, and three assists. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. On the season Cal is averaging 74.6 points while their defense is giving up 72.9 points per game. The offense will need to be good, but the defense is also going to need to step up and really put the pressure on. 

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Butler Can’t Overlook This Game

Butler has to feel they are the better team heading into this game, but they can’t be overlooking this game. This Butler team already beat Teaxs Tech two games ago, and they did that by scoring 20 points in overtime. Jahmyl Telfort was the top player for Butler putting up 26 points, seven assists, and five rebounds. Butler on the season is averaging 82.1 points while their defense is giving up 67.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 53rd in the league and they are going to need to run up the score here. 

Cal vs Butler Betting Prediction

I am not sold on this Cal team, and this isn’t a game that Butler is going to overlook. Butler is averaging 82.1 points per game and they are going to find plenty of success scoring here. Look for Butler to go over their season average of 82.1 points and that is going to be the difference as the Bulldogs are going to get the job done. This is one of my favorite plays on the board. Back Butler against the spread.