Butler Bulldogs vs DePaul Blue Demons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/15/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Venue:  Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Butler +4.5, DePaul -4.5; Over/Under:  129 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Butler +4.5, DePaul -4.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Butler +4.5, DePaul -4.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

 

Butler Bulldogs:  12-13 (9th place, Big East)

DePaul Blue Demons:  12-11 (10th place, Big East)

 

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Butler Bulldogs:  2-3 last 5

DePaul Blue Demons:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with a 12-13 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 15th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-9 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Xavier Musketeers, the St. John's Red Storm, and the Creighton Bluejays while their win came against the Marquette Golden Eagles in their last game. Bryce Golden led the team in points in that game with 22 while Chuck Harris was next on the team with 15 points. Harris and Aaron Thompson off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Bo Hodges led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 48.3% from the field, 46.4% from 3-point range, and 73.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.8 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 10-15 this season and their O/U record is 11-14.

 

 

DePaul is coming into this game with a 12-11 record overall and they are 9-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 14th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-10 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Xavier Musketeers and the Georgetown Hoyas while their loss came against the Providence Friars in their last game. David Jones led the team in points in that game with 19 while Jalen Terry was next on the team with 15 points. Terry led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Jones led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 42% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 57.1% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 PPG against them. DePaul has an ATS record of 15-8 this season and their O/U record is 13-10.

 

DePaul is coming into this game playing much better in their recent games. They have been in a massive slump for a while but they have finally started to win games again with 2 wins in their last 3 games. They were able to pull off a win on the road against a ranked Xavier team and they lost their last game but to Providence by 3 points on the road. They have been playing a lot better and are now going up against a Butler side that has been very inconsistent this season. Butler has struggled against conference opponents this season with a 5-9 record in their conference games and they are also 2-5 on the road where they will be here. Butler just snapped a 3 game losing streak with a win against Marquette in their last game but that game was at home and Marquette has been spiraling recently. Their 3 losses prior to that win were against teams that have not played well in their conference this season and they will likely struggle here on the road against a DePaul team that has been playing much better. DePaul should get the win here at home by single digits.

 

Butler DePaul Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is DePaul 77 Butler 70.

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Butler Bulldogs: 12-17 ATS when the total is 120 to 129.5. 18-11 OVER when the total is 129.5 or less. 

DePaul Blue Demons: 15-8 ATS in all games. 11-3 ATS in all home games. 7-1 OVER as a home favorite or pick.

 

 

Butler Bulldogs:  C. David (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. P. Thomas (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

DePaul Blue Demons:  J. Johnson (PG) Ques Tues - Hand injury. J. Freeman-Liberty (G) Out indefinitely - Groin injury. T. Grant-Foster (G) out for season - Redshirt. A. Bynum (G) out for season - Redshirt.

 

 

“I thought the tone was set early.” - LaVall Jordan after his team’s loss against Villanova a few weeks ago.

 

 

“We weren’t able to get into our offensive sets with as much time on the clock (during the second half and overtime), but I thought we executed pretty well during the first half and he helped us.” - Tony Stubblefield on his team’s loss against Providence in OT.

 

 

 

J. Bolden 

Bryce Golden 

B. Nze

Jayden Taylor

A. Thompson

 

J. Freeman-Liberty 

P. Gebrewhit 

B. Johnson 

D. Jones 

N. Ongenda

 

 

PPG: C. Harris (10.5)

APG: A. Thompson (4)

Reb/G: B. Hodges (6.4)

 

PPG: J. Freeman-Liberty (21.1)

APG: J. Terry (3.2)

Reb/G: D. Jones (7.7)

 

Coaches:

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)

DePaul Blue Demons: Tony Stubblefield (1st season)