Butler vs. DePaul: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 2, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 1, 2024

Tipping off at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday, the Butler Bulldogs (16-13, 7-11 Big East) will meet the DePaul Blue Demons (3-25, 0-17 Big East) at Wintrust Arena. The Bulldogs’ Jahmyl Telfort and the Blue Demons’ Elijah Fisher are among the players to watch. Butler is a double-digit 13-point favorite against DePaul when the Bulldogs face off against the Blue Demons on Saturday. The matchup’s over/under is 148.5.

Butler vs. DePaul Betting Lines

Butler vs DePaul Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Butler -13 148.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick DePaul (+13)
Total Pick Over (148.5)

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Butler vs. DePaul Stat Rankings

Butler Avg. (Rank) DePaul Avg. (Rank)
77.4 (76th) Points Scored 64.7 (350th)
74.3 (253rd) Points Allowed 81.6 (357th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.9 (262nd) Off. Rebounds 6.0 (356th)
8.3 (93rd) 3pt Made 6.0 (304th)
14.7 (85th) Assists 12.2 (259th)
10.5 (108th) Turnovers 12.9 (317th)

Butler vs. DePaul Betting Trends

  • The Bulldogs have covered the spread 12 times in 28 games.
  • Butler’s ATS record as 13-point favorites or more is 3-2.
  • The Bulldogs have played 28 games this season, and 13 of them have hit the over.
  • Butler’s games have had more than 148.5 points scored on 14 occasions this year.
  • The average total for Bulldogs games this season has been 151.7, 3.2 points higher than the total for this game.
  • DePaul has nine wins in 28 games against the spread this year.
  • The Blue Demons are 4-10 as 13-point underdogs or greater.
  • There have been 13 Butler’s games (out of 28) that hit the over this season.
  • So far this season, 14 Blue Demons games have featured more than 148.5 points scored.
  • DePaul’s games average 146.4 total points, 2.1 less than the total for this matchup.

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Butler Impact Players

  • Telfort posts 13.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest, shooting 43.0% from the floor and 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Posh Alexander paces his squad in assists per contest (4.8), and also puts up 11.3 points and 4.6 rebounds. Defensively, he puts up 2.2 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • DJ Davis posts 13.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Pierre Brooks paces the Bulldogs with 14.8 points per game and 1.1 assists, while also posting 4.1 rebounds.
  • Jalen Thomas is tops on the Bulldogs at 6.1 rebounds per contest, while also putting up 0.8 assists and 7.3 points.

DePaul Impact Players

  • Fisher is the Blue Demons’ top rebounder (3.8 per game), and he puts up 10.3 points and 1.5 assists.
  • Da’Sean Nelson is averaging a team-best 3.8 rebounds per contest. And he is producing 10.0 points and 1.9 assists, making 47.3% of his shots from the field.
  • Jaden Henley is posting 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, making 43.6% of his shots from the floor.
  • Jeremiah Oden is posting 7.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, making 33.9% of his shots from the floor and 30.8% from 3-point range, with 1.1 triples per game.

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