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Butler Bulldogs vs. Xavier Musketeers

The Butler Bulldogs and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Cintas Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 128.

Xavier was a 80-74 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Friars. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.

In their last action, Butler was a 77-55 winner at home against Red Storm. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites.

Butler:
Team record: 21-9 SU,15-13-2 ATS
Butler is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Butler is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Butler is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Xavier

Xavier:
Team record: 19-11 SU,11-17-2 ATS
Xavier is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Butler
Xavier is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Butler
Xavier is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Butler