Providence Friars vs. Butler Bulldogs Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 20 (2/20): NCAAB

Providence Friars vs. Butler Bulldogs Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 20 (2/20): NCAAB

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Odds
Time 11:00 p.m. EST
PROV money line -165
PROV spread -3.5
BUT money line +140
BUT spread +3.5
Over / under 128.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Providence Butler
Record 21-3 13-14
Road / home record 8-3 3-5
Streak W1 W4
Points per game 73.5 64.7
Points allowed per game 64.3 68.6
Rebounds per game 37.1 32.3
Rebounds allowed per game    
Over / under record 14-11 12-13

 
Preview

The Providence Friars will travel to Indianapolis and take on the Butler Bulldogs to open the Sunday college basketball slate. The Friars won the first meeting at home last month, 69-62.

 

Providence Friars

The Friars are 3-1 this month, but they’ve only lost two games since a loss to Virginia in November.

Providence is 21-3 this season, with a 11-2 record in Big East play.

Ed Cooley’s team is averaging 71.5 points per game on 44.3% shooting, while allowing just 61.2 points per game. Nate Watson leads a physical Providence team on both ends of the floor.

 

Butler Bulldogs

The Bulldogs are 2-4 this month, but they’ve quietly covered in eight of their last nine games.

Butler is 13-14 this season, with a 6-10 record in Big East play.

LaVell Jordan’s team is averaging 63.4 points per game on 41.9% shooting, while allowing 67.8 points per game. Chuck Harris scored 21 points in the first meeting, and he leads the team in scoring (10.7).

 

This feels like a gift for Providence here on the road, so I won’t overthink. Be careful of an ailing Butler team that always seems to find a way to cover.

 

 BETTING TRENDS

Providence is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.

PROV is 4-2 SU in their last 6 road games.

Butler is 3-2 ATS in their last 5 games.

Bulldogs is 4-2 SU in their last 6 home games.

 

Prediction

This feels like a gift for Providence here on the road, so I won’t overthink. Be careful of an ailing Butler team that always seems to find a way to cover.

Take Providence.s spread Sunday.

PICK: Providence -3.5 (-110)  

 

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