The SIUE Cougars will travel to Hinkle Fieldhouse to face the Butler Bulldogs. The game begins at 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 28 and will air on FS2.
The Bulldogs are hoping to rebound after their 85-75 loss to Miami (FL) in their last game. Roosevelt Jones had a good game for Butler, putting up 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists. The Cougars, meanwhile, are coming off a close 77-74 loss against Campbell in their last outing. Carlos Anderson stood out for SIUE, registering 11 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Butler is a heavy 26-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is set at 150 points. The Bulldogs have gone 3-1 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Bulldogs have one of the most prolific offenses in the entire nation, averaging 96.5 points per game. Teams have a tough time keeping Butler off of the offensive glass. They rank 46th in Division I in offensive rebounds. Few teams in the nation have a higher assist-to-turnover ratio than Butler, which ranks fifth at 2.00. Transitioning to the Butler defense, teams have to fight for open shots against the Bulldogs, who have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the country at .367. Expect Butler to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Cougars, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the nation with an average of 25.5 fouls per game.
On the other side, the Cougars have records of 1-2 ATS and 1-3 SU.
Butler and SIUE will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Butler, ATS Winner – Butler, O/U – Over
Notes
Butler is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Butler’s last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Butler’s last 7 games at home.
Butler averages 96.5 points per game (ranked third). The SIUE defense has done poorly this season, giving up 76.0 PPG (ranked 247th).
On average, Butler has 73.6 possessions per game and scores 1.311 points on each possession. SIUE has both fewer possessions (70.0) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.000).
The SIUE Cougars average an effective field goal percentage of 41.3% this season. The Butler Bulldogs have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have an eFG% of 41.3% or greater.
The Butler Bulldogs average 20.0 three point attempts per game, while the SIUE Cougars attempt 19.0. When attempting 20 or more three pointers in a game, Butler is a perfect 2-0, while SIUE is an even 1-1.
The fifth-ranked team in the category, Butler has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.00 this season. SIUE ranks outside the top 100 at 262nd with an A/TO of .87.
Butler ranks 46th in offensive rebounding. SIUE ranks 129th in defensive rebounding.
The SIUE Cougars average 4.8 steals per game. When giving up 4 or more steals, the Butler Bulldogs are an even 1-1 this season.
