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Butler Bulldogs vs. Xavier Musketeers
The Butler Bulldogs and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Cintas Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -14-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 129.5.
Last time out for Xavier, they were a 74-64 winner as they battled Bluejays on the road. They covered in the match as a -1.5-point favorite.
Butler was a 56-53 winner in their most recent outing at home against Hoyas. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites.
Butler:
Team record: 11-10 SU,7-13 ATS
Butler is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Butler is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Butler's last 6 games on the road
Xavier:
Team record: 15-5 SU,11-9 ATS
Xavier is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Xavier is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Xavier is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Butler
Next up:
Butler home to St. John's Saturday, February 5
Xavier home to DePaul Saturday, February 5