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The Xavier Musketeers host the 22nd ranked Butler Bulldogs in Big East game that will take place at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio at 3:30 PM ET. The visiting Butler Bulldogs are a small -2 road favorite over the Xavier Musketeers with a total line on the move down currently at 143.5.
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Butler has won 22 of their 28 games on the season and they have covered the spread in 16 of the 26 games that have had a posted line. Xavier has won 18 of their 28 games this season and they have failed to cover the spread in 16 of the 27 games that have had a posted line.
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Butler is coming off a 74-66 win over a ranked Villanova team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 10-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 140, which was over the closing line of 139. The Bulldogs have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Butler has won three in a row and four of their last five games.
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Xavier is coming off a 71-64 loss to Seton Hall in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 135, which was under the closing line of 144. The Musketeers have failed to cover the spread in eight of their last nine games, including their last five, and the total has gone under in three of their last four games, including their last two. Overall, Xavier has lost four straight games.
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Offensively, Butler is putting up 77 points per game on a 47.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Bulldogs are allowing 68.2 points per game on a 44% FG average.
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Xavier is putting up 74.5 points per game on a 44.9% FG average. On defense the Musketeers are allowing 70.8 points per game on a 44.4% FG average.
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These teams met on January 14th at Butler where the Bulldogs beat the Musketeers .
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83-78
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Butler Bulldogs at Xavier Musketeers Betting Trends<br />
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Butler is 13-6 against the spread in their last 19 road games.
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The Bulldogs are 2-11 against the spread in their last 13 games against Xavier.
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The game total has gone under in 5 of Butler’s last 6 road games.
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Xavier is 0-5 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Musketeers are 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 home games against the Bulldogs.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Butler and Xavier have the public leaning to the visiting Bulldogs minus the 2 points on the road with 71%. The over/under bettors believe this game will stay under the posted total line of 144.5 with over 60% on board with this thinking.
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