The Marquette Golden Eagles and Butler Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Marquette Golden Eagles look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Butler Bulldogs need a win after losing seven of their last nine games.
The Marquette Golden Eagles are averaging 74 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Justin Lewis is averaging 16.6 points and 8 rebounds, while Darryl Morsell is averaging 13.3 points and 3.5 rebounds. Greg Elliott is dishing 1.4 assists and Kam Jones is grabbing 1.5 rebounds. The Marquette Golden Eagles are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Marquette Golden Eagles are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.1 rebounds per game.
The Butler Bulldogs are averaging 62.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Chuck Harris is averaging 10.3 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Jayden Taylor is averaging 9.1 points and 1.2 assists. Bryce Golden is dishing 0.9 assists and Bo Hodges is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Butler Bulldogs are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 69.7 percent from the free throw line. The Butler Bulldogs are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.
The Golden Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Bulldogs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. The under is 5-2 in Golden Eagles last 7 overall. The over is 6-2-1 in Bulldogs last 9 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Butler Bulldogs are a team I’ve faded all season, and they’re sitting with a rough 8-14 against the spread record. Butler only wins at home by an average of two points. The Marquette Golden Eagles are 15-9 against the spread on the season, and they win by an average of 4.6 points on the season. Butler isn’t a good team this season. I’ll lay the bucket with Marquette.