Butler Bulldogs at Marquette Golden Eagles NCAAB Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
February 7, 9:00 pm
Location:
Bradley Center
TV:
CBSSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Marquette -1.5
Total:
154.5
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The Marquette Golden Eagles host the 22nd ranked Butler Bulldogs in a Big East game that will take place at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 9 PM ET. The wagering odds on this game opened with Butler a -1.5 point road favorite with an O/U line of 154.5.
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Butler is coming off a 76-67 loss to Creighton in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 143, which was under the closing line of 149. The Bulldogs have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games, including their last two, and in three of their last four games the total has gone under. Overall, Butler has lost two straight games.
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Marquette is coming off a 92-79 win over DePaul in their last game where they covered the 8.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 171, which was over the closing line of 153. Previous to the DePaul game the Golden Eagles had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Marquette had lost two straight games before their win over DePaul.
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Offensively, Butler is putting up 76.4 points per game on a 47.2% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Bulldogs are allowing 67.6 points per game on a 43.8% FG average.
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Marquette is putting up 83.7 points per game, which ranks 18th in the nation, on a 49% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation. On defense the Golden Eagles are allowing 74.9 points per game on a 45.3% FG average.
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These teams met in the middle of last month at Butler where the Bulldogs beat the Golden Eagles 88-80.
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Butler Bulldogs at Marquette Golden Eagles Betting Trends<br />
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Butler is 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 road games.
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The Bulldogs are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against Marquette.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Butler’s last 5 road games against Marquette.
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Marquette is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 home games.
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The Golden Eagles are 1-5-1 against the spread in their last 7 games against the Bulldogs.</p>
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Butler and Marquette have the public leaning to the home Golden Eagles to cover the 1.5 point spread with over 55% confidence. The over/under bettors are leaning more heavily to this game going over the posted total line of 154.5 with over 70% on board.
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Butler Bulldogs at Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction
Both of these clubs come into this on a downward trend with Butler losing two straight at home with a 10-point loss to Creighton and a 4-point loss to Georgetown. The two losses dropped their Big East record to 7-4 on the season. Marquette did get the "W" in their latest an easy road win over lowly DePaul, but that broke off a two game losing streak with a road loss to St. John's (86-72) and a narrow home loss to Providence (79-78). So here's where my head is. The Golden Eagles only conference home loss was the game against the Friars losing by 1 as an 8-point favorite. That loss could have easily been forecasted after a HUGE win over Villanova in their previous game they came out flat and trailed Providence by 8 at the half. I look for Marquette to avenge their earlier 8-point road loss to Butler with a win and a point spread cover.
Free Pick:
Take the Marquette Golden Eagles -1.5
