Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (6-1) are welcoming the Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-5) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers played Valparaiso and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-53 in their last contest. Eastern Illinois finished having earned a 39.6% field goal percentage (19 out of 48) and converted 5 of 18 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Panthers made 10 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Eastern Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. Valparaiso earned 17 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, Valparaiso collected 24 rebounds (1 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Valparaiso shot 92.0% from the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 25 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 31 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 19 while Valparaiso had 17 personal fouls.

Nakyel Shelton is someone who played a role for the matchup. He totaled 26 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Eastern Illinois will enter this contest with a mark of 2-5 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Eastern Illinois is collecting 35.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 78 dimes on the season, which is 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 111) and 63.9% from the free throw line. They average 67.3 points per outing (317th in the nation) while hitting 42.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They currently rank 280th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 113 conceded on the season. The Panthers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (175 of 412) and they relinquish 38.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 33.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 323rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (78.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 87-77 when they played Mississippi State. When it comes to attacking the glass, Butler permitted Mississippi State to snag 32 in total (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.9% from 3-point land by going 7 of 27 and finished the game at 18 of 21 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Bulldogs permitted Mississippi State to convert 26 of 69 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.7% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 28 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Butler converted 12 of 22 tries (54.5%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.4%. Mississippi State earned 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Bulldogs were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in this contest.

Jahmyl Telfort ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the contest. He totaled 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 15 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Butler has a win-loss mark of 6-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 15.3 fouls every game while shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (134th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Butler has totaled 540 pts on the campaign (77.1 per contest) and they snag 39.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 97th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 53rd in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 64.7. They are forcing 7.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.6% from the floor (14th in college hoops). The Butler defense gives up 24.7% on 3-pointers (36 of 146) and opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.6 assists and 32.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 23rd and 72nd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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