Butler Bulldogs vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/23/2022

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Butler NL, SHU NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Butler NL, SHU NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Butler NL, SHU NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Butler Bulldogs:  13-15 (9th place, Big East)

Seton Hall Pirates:  16-9 (7th place, Big East)

 

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Butler Bulldogs:  2-3 last 5

Seton Hall Pirates:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Butler is coming into this game with a 13-15 record overall and they are 3-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 18th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-11 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the DePaul Blue Demons but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the St. John's Red Storm and the Providence Friars in their last game. Chuck Harris led the team in points in that game with 17 while Aaron Thompson was next on the team with 16 points. Thompson led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Bo Hodges led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 48.1% from the field, 38.5% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.2 PPG against them. Butler has an ATS record of 12-16 this season and their O/U record is 14-14.

 

 

SHU is coming into this game with a 16-9 record overall and they are 11-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 7-8 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Villanova Wildcats and the UConn Huskies while their win came against the DePaul Blue Demons in their last game. Jared Rhoden led the team in points in that game with 18 while Alexis Yetna was next on the team with 12 points. Kadary Richmond led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Rhoden led the team in rebounds with 18. They were 36.8% from the field, 36.4% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.5 PPG against them. SHU has an ATS record of 11-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 9-15.

 

Butler is coming into this game losing 2 straight games but they have not been playing awful in these games. They had won their 2 games prior to these 2 losses and their 1 loss was very bad, losing on the road against St. John's by almost 40 points. Their last game was also a loss but they played a lot better in that game, losing by 1 point to the ranked Providence team but they did have a massive double digit lead in that game and blew it very late in the 2nd half. They have not been good on the road this season with a 3-6 record and they are going up against a SHU team that has been great at home with an 11-3 record there. SHU is coming off of a 2 point win at home in their last game but they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and they have been missing a lot of key players in that span. Their win was only against DePaul as well, one of the bottom teams in the Big East, and with Butler playing much better in their last game they should be able to hold onto a lead here against a weakened SHU team. Butler has been playing better and they should edge out a rare win on the road here but by only a few points as SHU has not been awful in their games either.

 

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Butler Bulldogs: 25-18 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 22-10 ATS revenging a loss vs opponent. 25-17 UNDER when the total is 130 to 139.5.

Seton Hall Pirates: 15-22 ATS off a close home win by 3 points or less. 15-9 UNDER in all games. 34-22 UNDER as a favorite.

 

 

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

Seton Hall Pirates:  J. Long (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. R. Conway (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. B. Aiken (G) Out indefinitely - Concussion. B. Weston (G) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. S. Granda (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

“The price of admission is having good energy and playing hard. If you don’t do that, you’ll get beat by a lot because there’s really good coaches and high-level talent in this league.” - LaVall Jordan on his team’s loss against St. John’s.

 

 

“He just came up to me before the game and said, 'I'm playing,.'” - Kevin Willard on Kadary Richmond before their last game played.

 

 

 

 

Bryce Golden 

C. Harris

B. Hodges 

B. Nze

A. Thompson

 

M. Cale

I. Obiagu 

J. Rhoden

K. Richmond 

A. Yetna

 

 

PPG: C. Harris (11)

APG: A. Thompson (3.9)

Reb/G: B. Hodges (6.5)

 

PPG: J. Rhoden (15.5)

APG: K. Richmond (4.1)

Reb/G: A. Yetna (7.7)

 

Coaches:

Butler Bulldogs: LaVall Jordan (5th season)

Seton Hall Pirates: Kevin Willard (12th season)