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Butler Bulldogs vs. DePaul Blue Demons
The Butler Bulldogs and the DePaul Blue Demons will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Wintrust Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -12.5-point favorites versus the Blue Demons, while the game's total opened at 149.5.
DePaul was a 91-58 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Musketeers. They failed to cover the +19.5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Butler, they were a 82-59 loser as they battled Red Storm at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +0-point underdog.
Butler:
Team record: 16-13 SU,12-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Butler is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Butler's last 22 games on the road
Butler is 10-2-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing DePaul
DePaul:
Team record: 3-25 SU,9-18-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 16 straight games.
DePaul is 5-16-1 ATS in its last 22 games at home
DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of DePaul's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Butler home to Xavier Wednesday, March 6
DePaul home to St. John's Tuesday, March 5