Virginia Cavaliers vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 11/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, WV

TV: CBSSN

Colonial Hall is where the Butler Bulldogs (3-1) will meet the Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) on Sunday.

The Virginia Cavaliers took the court against Marshall and walked away with a win by a score of 104-78 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 20 while Marshall finished the game with 28 personal fouls. They converted 7 of 24 shots from distance. Marshall ended up shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 24 shots. In addition, Marshall pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Marshall doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Virginia allowed 43.3% from the field on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 18 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 26 of 36 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Virginia walked away from the game having earned a 52.4% field goal percentage (33 out of 63) and converted 12 of 28 3-point shots.

Thijs De Ridder is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Virginia will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-0 for the year. They average 90.8 pts per game (47th in Division 1) while shooting 50.0% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 38.8% on shots from downtown (45 of 116) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Virginia is pulling in 46.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 76 assists this year, which is 131st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.5 fouls. They rank 46th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 43 surrendered for the year. The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 34.9% (81 of 232) and they relinquish 31.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 21st in the country in PPG allowed (61.5).

The last time they took the court, the Butler Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 87-85 when they played SMU. The Bulldogs snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. SMU earned 18 fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 60.9%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Butler knocked down 13 of 29 attempts (44.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 29 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. The Bulldogs allowed SMU to convert 36 out of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 30.8% from 3-point land via 4 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). In relation to attacking the glass, Butler allowed SMU to snag 31 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Finley Bizjack ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for this game. He made 6 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in this game.

Butler has a record of 3-1 on the year. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which ranks them 82nd in the country. Butler has totaled 383 points on the year (95.8 per game) and they pull in 46.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 21.0 times per contest (12th in college) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 16.3 fouls per game and they go 67.2% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 183rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.8. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (189th in the country). The Butler defense gives up 28.8% on shots from distance (21 of 73) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 31.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 208th and 64th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Butler

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