Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Butler Bulldogs (5-1) welcome the Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-3) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took the court against Cincinnati and earned the victory with a final of 64-56 in their last game. Eastern Michigan wrapped up the game with a 43.2% field goal percentage (19 of 44) and made 7 of their 21 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Eagles buried 19 of their 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed 33.9% from the floor on 19 out of 56 shooting. Cincinnati doled out 13 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Cincinnati pulled down 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Cincinnati ended up going 78.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 14 tries. They also made 7 out of their 29 tries from long range. In regard to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 15 and Cincinnati totaled 18 fouls.

Carlos Hart is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He racked up 15 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Eastern Michigan enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-3 for the season. They are averaging 71.3 points per contest (300th in college) while connecting on 43.1% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 31.5% on shots from downtown (40 of 127) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Eastern Michigan is pulling down 38.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 92 dimes so far this season, which ranks 247th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 32.7% on three-point shots and they are 182nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (73.3). The Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (187 of 431) and they relinquish 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 216th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 95 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 80-73 when they faced Virginia. In relation to attacking the glass, Butler allowed Virginia to get 33 in total (14 offensive). They went 29.6% from distance by connecting on 8 of 27 and ended up shooting 7 out of 15 from the free throw line (46.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Virginia to make 29 out of 71 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 27 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. In relation to shots from downtown, Butler knocked down 6 of 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.0%. Virginia earned 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Bulldogs pulled down 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game.

Finley Bizjack was important for the Bulldogs for this game. He made 9 out of 18 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He recorded 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Butler has a record of 5-1 for the season. The Bulldogs commit 16.8 fouls per contest and they go 66.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.3 times per game (59th in college) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. Butler has accounted for 542 pts on the year (90.3 per game) and they snag 46.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 48.8% from the field, which is 66th in college hoops.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 171st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 72.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (145th in college hoops). The Butler defense surrenders 28.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (36 of 126) and their opposition knocks down 66.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.8 assists and 32.2 total boards per game, which ranks 102nd and 89th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Butler

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