The Butler Bulldogs will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Detroit Titans at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday in NCAAB play.

Butler will face the 12-12 Titans, who own a 8-13 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bulldogs are 12-9 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Titans are 10-11 favoring the OVER.



View Detroit vs Butler Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Butler in this one will find them as 4-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Bulldogs at No. 110 and the Titans at No. 168 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 71-67 result in favor of the Titans.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Butler's No. 275 nationally ranked offense (63.2 points per game) against a Titans defense that sits as the No. 216 at 68.5 PPG. The Bulldogs have been averaging 40.1% from the field, less than the Titans have managed so far this season (45.5% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Detroit owns the country's No. 184-rated mark, allowing 70.7 points per game on the highway. Butler, on the other hand, rates No. 299 in scoring at home.

Detroit was a 78-73 loser in its last match on the road against Valparaiso. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as underdogs. Detroit got 14 points from Chase Simon but lost anyway, 78-73, to Valparaiso on Thursday at Athletics-Recreation Center.

In their last action, Butler was a 64-53 Sportsbook at home against Wright State. They covered the 10.5-point spread as favorites. Chrishawn Hopkins scored 13 points leading the Bulldogs to a 64-53 victory over Wright State at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday.


Detroit Titans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Wisc-Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Valparaiso are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Butler Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Youngstown State are 7-3
After playing Wright State are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Titans at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Butler
Detroit is 4-8-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Butler
Detroit is 5-14-1 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
Detroit is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Butler is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Butler's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Butler is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
Butler is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Detroit home to Wisc-Milwaukee, Friday, February 10
Butler at Youngstown State, Thursday, February 9