The Xavier Musketeers and the Butler Bulldogs will both be trying to
pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden in
the Big East Tournament.





Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 1½-point favorites
versus the Musketeers, while the game’s total is sitting at 133.





Butler won its last outing, a 68-64 result against Providence on March 7. They covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.





In their last action, Xavier was a 74-73 winner on the road against
Creighton. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.





Xavier:

Team record: 19-12 SU,14-16-1 ATS

Xavier is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Xavier’s last 7 games

Xavier is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Butler

Xavier is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Butler



Butler:

Team record: 22-9 SU,18-12 ATS

Butler is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Butler’s last 5 games

Butler is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Xavier

Butler is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Xavier





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