Chicago State Cougars vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

Hinkle Fieldhouse is the location where the Butler Bulldogs (2-0) will play the Chicago State Cougars (0-2) on Tuesday.

The Chicago State Cougars played Saint Louis and ended up losing by a score of 108-86 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cougars ended up with 23 while Saint Louis totaled 24 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Saint Louis ended up going 90.9% at the free throw line by making 30 of their 33 tries. In addition, Saint Louis grabbed 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Louis recorded 18 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Chicago State let their opponent shoot 53.2% from the field on 33 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cougars knocked down 28 of their 35 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Chicago State ended with a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 66) and converted 6 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Dailliss Cox is a player who came through in this contest. He finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 28 mins played and grabbed 8 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 out of 8 shooting.

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Chicago State comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 so far this year. They are averaging 74.0 points per contest (264th in college hoops) while shooting 38.5% from the floor. The Cougars are hitting 28.6% on three-point attempts (10 of 35) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago State is pulling in 33.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 21 assists so far this year, which is 316th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a group they commit 22.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 fouls. They rank 314th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 39 conceded this year. The Cougars defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 51.6% (63 of 122) and they relinquish 40.5 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 353rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (100.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Butler Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 112-80 against IU Indy. The Bulldogs were able to corral 35 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 55 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 13 steals for this contest. IU Indy was called for 31 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 43 attempts. They were able to make 29 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 67.4%. In relation to shots from distance, Butler made 5 of their 24 attempts (20.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 39 for 76 from the field which had them sitting at 51.3%. The Bulldogs allowed IU Indy to knock down 32 out of their 80 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in this game. They shot 21.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). In relation to how they rebounded, Butler permitted IU Indy to collect 29 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Jackson ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in the game. He converted 6 of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists for this game.

Butler has a record of 2-0 on the season. The Bulldogs commit 17.0 fouls per game and they shoot 68.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per contest (94th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game. Butler has accumulated 200 points on the campaign (100.0 per contest) and they grab 57.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 110th in the country.

The Butler defense allows 26.0% on 3-point attempts (13 of 50) and opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.0 dimes and 33.5 rebounds every game, which is 208th and 154th in the nation. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 156th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.0. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 35.2% from the floor (51st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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