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The Vanderbilt Commodores face the Butler Bulldogs in a con-conference game held at the neutral site of the Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada at 8 PM ET. Butler is off to a good start to the season winning their first four games and they have covered in two of the three games that have had a posted line. Vanderbilt is 2-2 on the season losing their season opener, winning two in a row, and then losing their last game. They have failed to cover the spread in two of the three games that have had a posted line.
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Butler cruised to an easy 91-55 win over Norfolk State in their last game where they covered the spread at home even giving 24.5 points. The 146 points scored in the game was over the closing line of 143. In the Bulldogs four wins this season they already have one facing a team from a major conference beating Northwestern 70-68. All of their games this season have been at home.
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Vanderbilt is coming off a 75-72 loss to Bucknell in their last game where they came nowhere near covering as a 12-point home favorite. The 147 points scored in the game was narrowly over the closing line of 146.5. The Commodores have played three home games and one neutral site game this season. They had their two-game winning streak snapped in their last game.
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Offensively Butler has put up 84 points per game on with a solid FG% of 52.8%. On the defensive side of the ball they have allowed 58.8 points per game on 39.9% shooting.
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Vanderbilt has put up 74.5 points per game on 42.5% shooting. On defense they have allowed 72 points per game on 42.5% shooting.
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The last time these teams met was in the 2013 season at a neutral site where Butler beat Vanderbilt 85-77.
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Butler at Vanderbilt Betting Trends<br />
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Butler is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Bulldogs are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
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The game total has gone Under the posted total in 5 of Butler’s last 7 games.
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Vanderbilt is 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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It appears in tonight’s Butler vs. Vanderbilt college basketball game the Bulldogs are garnering the lion’s share of the betting public confidence at 81% to cover the 7 point spread. 61% believe this game will also go over the posted total of 143.
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