The Big East comes to Friday night primetime when the Villanova Wildcats (8-9, 2-4 in Big East) visit the Butler Bulldogs (10-8, 2-5). These are two of the bottom four teams in the conference and both will need to go on big runs if they want to sniff the NCAA Tournament. Below is my college basketball betting pick for Villanova vs Butler.
Villanova vs Butler Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Villanova +1 |
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This game will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Why Bet Villanova +1
✅ Villanova is 8-1-1 against the spread in their last 10 games against Butler.
✅ The Wildcats are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games against the Bulldogs.
✅ Butler is 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games played.
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Villanova Wildcats
Butler Bulldogs
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
VILL | Advanced Game Stats | BUTL |
---|---|---|
64.3 | Pace | 69.4 |
106.9 | Off.Rate | 103.8 |
.268 | FTr | .219 |
.480 | 3PAr | .371 |
.545 | TS% | .526 |
50.6 | TRB% | 50.5 |
52.9 | AST% | 48.6 |
8.8 | STL% | 10.2 |
7.7 | BLK% | 10.8 |
.506 | eFG% | .500 |
13.0 | TOV% | 14.1 |
24.9 | ORB% | 29.1 |
.216 | TF/FGA | .162 |
Defense/Offense
VILL | Advanced Game Stats | BUTL |
---|---|---|
64.3 | Pace | 69.4 |
99.8 | Off.Rate | 108.6 |
.260 | FTr | .263 |
.453 | 3PAr | .382 |
.515 | TS% | .555 |
49.4 | TRB% | 49.5 |
57.2 | AST% | 54.1 |
8.4 | STL% | 8.7 |
13.3 | BLK% | 8.4 |
.483 | eFG% | .521 |
14.3 | TOV% | 13.6 |
24.3 | ORB% | 26.9 |
.192 | TF/FGA | .208 |
Betting Trends
VILL | Betting Trends | BUTL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-2-1 |
72.67 | Avg Score | 63.33 |
73.33 | Avg Opp Score | 74.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-2-1 |
68 | Avg Score | 58.67 |
68.67 | Avg Opp Score | 70 |
VILL | Betting Trends | BUTL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-3-1 |
70 | Avg Score | 64.4 |
72.4 | Avg Opp Score | 69.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-3-1 |
70.4 | Avg Score | 65.4 |
65.2 | Avg Opp Score | 67.4 |
VILL | Betting Trends | BUTL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-6-1 |
71.6 | Avg Score | 65.7 |
67 | Avg Opp Score | 67.7 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-4-1 |
69.7 | Avg Score | 73.7 |
68.1 | Avg Opp Score | 63.9 |
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Villanova Wildcats
Last time out, Villanova visited the DePaul Blue Demons and left with a bad 75-65 loss. It was a back-and-forth first half, with the Wildcats leading by one, but the Blue Demons quickly took control in the second half for the win. Villanova trailed by as many as 10 points, never led by more than four, and lost outright as -6.5-point road favorites.
Eric Dixon had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat. Caleb Daniels added 12 points, two rebounds, six assists, and one steal on the night.
Through 17 games, Villanova is scoring 71.1 points per game, shooting 43.5% from the field, and assisting on 11.6 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 68.5 points, grabbing 32.5 rebounds, blocking 1.4 shots, and stealing the ball 5.2 times.
Butler Bulldogs
Butler visited the St. John’s Red Storm and were dominated in a 77-61 loss. This game was close for the first seven minutes, but the Red Storm took control from there and built a double-digit lead at the half. The Red Storm continued that momentum in the second half and never let the Bulldogs back into the game. Butler trailed by as many as 19 points, never led by more than three, and could not cover the +3.0-point spread.
Simas Lukosius had 15 points, four rebounds, and two steals in the defeat. Chuck Harris added 17 points, five rebounds, two assists, and three steals on the night.
After 18 games, Butler is scoring 69.4 points per game, shooting 45.8% from the field, and assisting on 12.8 made shots. The Bulldogs are allowing 66.0 points, grabbing 32.2 rebounds, blocking 4.3 shots, and stealing the ball 7.2 times.
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