Butler Bulldogs vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Xavier Musketeers (10-7) will take on the Butler Bulldogs (10-6) at Cintas Center on Wednesday.

The Butler Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 84-70 in their last contest. Butler finished the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (24 of 48) and knocked down 7 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 15 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 26 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists in the game as well as creating 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of defense, Butler allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 33 out of 66 shooting. St. John's totaled 16 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. Moreover, St. John's grabbed 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. John's finished the game at 73.3% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 15 shots. They made 7 of 19 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 16 and St. John's finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Finley Bizjack is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but didn't record an assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Butler will play this contest with a record of 10-6 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.3 times per game and as a group are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Butler is pulling down 41.4 boards per contest and has tallied 265 assists so far this year, which is 97th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 369) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They average 84.1 pts per game (60th in the nation) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They currently rank 185th in D-1 in giving up assists with 223 conceded on the year. The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (461 of 1,046) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a team. They concede 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 234th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.4).

In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers walked away with a victory by a final of 97-84 when they played Providence. The Musketeers recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They gave up possession 3 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. Providence committed 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Xavier buried 12 of their 30 attempts (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Musketeers walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 75 from the floor which had them at 49.3%. The Musketeers permitted Providence to make 31 of 69 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.9% in the game. They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to how they rebounded, Xavier permitted Providence to grab 37 in all (6 offensive).

Malik Moore pitched in for the Musketeers in this game. He accumulated 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 10-7 on the year. As an offense, the Musketeers are shooting 42.5% from the field, which ranks them 307th in college hoops. Xavier has scored 1,305 points for the campaign (76.8 per game) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.4 times per game (20th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.6 times per contest. The Musketeers commit 17.6 fouls every game while shooting 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Musketeers on the defensive end are ranked 244th in college in points per game surrendered with 75.7. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (304th in college). The Xavier defense allows 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (120 of 363) and their opposition knocks down 67.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 18.1 dimes and 38.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 358th and 341st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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