Butler Bulldogs vs Providence Friars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/10/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Thursday, March 10, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Providence -7.5; Over/Under:  128 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Providence -7.5; Over/Under:  128 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Butler +7.5, Providence -7.5; Over/Under:  128.5 points

 

Butler Bulldogs:  14-18 (10th place, Big East)

Providence Friars:  24-4 (1st place, Big East)

 

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Butler Bulldogs:  1-4 last 5

Providence Friars:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with a 14-18 record overall and they are 2-3 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 6-14 this season against conference opponents. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. Their 5 losses in that span were against the St. John's Red Storm, the Providence Friars, the Seton Hall Pirates, the Marquette Golden Eagles, and the Villanova Wildcats while their win came against the Xavier Musketeers in their last game. Chuck Harris led the team in points in that game with 29 while Simas Lukosius off the bench was next on the team with 27 points. Aaron Thompson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Bryce Nze led the team in rebounds with 15. They were 43.8% from the field, 27.6% from 3-point range, and 78.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 15-17 this season and their O/U record is 16-16.

 

 

Providence is coming into this game with a 24-4 record overall and they are 1-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 14-3 against conference opponents this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Butler Bulldogs, the Xavier Musketeers, and the Creighton Bluejays while their loss came against the Villanova Wildcats. Jared Bynum led the team in points in that game with 19 while Noah Horchler and A.J. Reeves were both next on the team with 15 points each. Bynum led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Horchler led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 44.6% from the field, 46.9% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.6 PPG against them. Providence has an ATS record of 17-11 this season and their O/U record is 15-13.

 

Butler is coming into this game as a 7.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Butler has not been playing well in their last few games as they have lost 4 of their last 5 games but are coming off of a win which should give them some confidence here. Their best game that they played in their last 6 games was actually their loss against Providence. They played Providence at home and they dominated them in that game taking an early lead by more than 20 points and they maintained that lead the whole game until the last 5 minutes when Providence made a comeback and ended up winning the game by 1 point. Providence played awful in that game though and since it was not very long ago, it is still fresh in Butler's mind and they will likely come hard for the win here. Providence has been having a very good season as they currently lead the Big East but they have not been blowing out opponents in their games and they have actually been winning a lot of their recent games by just a few points. This is a revenge game for Butler and even though Providence is the better team and has been playing like it recently, Butler will be out to get them here so this should be a close game where Butler covers the spread.

 

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Butler Bulldogs: 82-49 ATS in all neutral court games. 25-14 ATS in a neutral court game where the total is 120 to 129.5. 19-12 OVER when the total is 120 to 129.5.

Providence Friars: 1-9 ATS in all neutral court games. 1-8 ATS in all tournament games. 21-8 OVER when the total is 120 to 129.5.

 

 

Butler Bulldogs:  J. Bolden (G) Ques Thurs - Back injury. C. David (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. P. Thomas (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

Providence Friars:  A. Durham (G) Ques Thurs - Groin injury.

 

 

“I’ve been here before, in the exact same game, in the exact same situation, so just that experience and everything we’ve been through this year has like led us to this point honestly.… It’s almost just another game for us at this point, we’ve been through so many battles this year on the national stage, so it was really just another game for us.” - Chuck Harris after their win against Xavier.

 

 

“There are a lot of teams that would like to be called ‘lucky’ while winning. There are many teams that say, ‘Damn, we didn’t get lucky today.’ Just think about that for a second. When people use the term luck, they look at it as a negative. I look at that as an incredible positive.” - Ed Cooley on being lucky.

 

 

 

Bryce Golden 

C. Harris

B. Hodges 

B. Nze

A. Thompson

 

A. Durham  

N. Horchler 

J. Minaya

A. Reeves 

N. Watson

 

 

PPG: C. Harris (10.7)

APG: A. Thompson (3.9)

Reb/G: B. Hodges (6.5)

 

PPG: N. Watson (13.7)

APG: J. Bynum (4.5)

Reb/G: N. Horchler (8.5)

 

Coaches:

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)

Providence Friars: Ed Cooley (11th season)