NCAA Basketball Odds: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Marquette Golden Eagles

vs

Butler Bulldogs
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:00 PM ET
Hinkle Fieldhouse

Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Hinkle Fieldhouse Wednesday as the Butler Bulldogs look to beat the odds vs the Marquette Golden Eagles in NCAA hoops betting action.

Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Butler Bulldogs betting line opened as -9.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook over/under total as well at Sportsbook.

Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Butler Bulldogs bring a 19-8 record (15-11 ATS) to this tilt against the 11-15 Golden Eagles, who are 13-13 ATS. Those OVER/UNDER betting have witnessed Butler go 11-14 so far and the Marquette Golden Eagles go 13-12.

The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 285-rated Marquette Golden Eagles taking on the No. 92-rated Butler Bulldogs in this contest.

How Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Stats Matchup

Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Butler's No. 73-ranked scoring average of 70.48 PPG, against a Marquette Golden Eagles defense rated No. 150 and allowing 66.92 PPG. The Butler Bulldogs FG% has averaged 44.1% to date this season, more than the Marquette Golden Eagles shooters have managed so far (43.89% per game).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Golden Eagles got 20 points from JaJuan Johnson, but it was Villanova that prevailed in a 87-76 final on Saturday at Bradley Center.

Butler suffered a 73-56 loss against Xavier on Saturday, getting 14 points from Roosevelt Jones in a losing effort at Cintas Center.

Marquette Golden Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Betting Odds Trends

Marquette is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Marquette is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Marquette is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Marquette is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Butler is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Butler is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Butler is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Butler's last 6 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Marquette at Providence, Sunday, March 1st
Butler at DePaul, Saturday, February 28th

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