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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 Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 132.5.

Xavier was a 97-75 winner in its last match at home against Hoyas. They covered the -12.5-point spread as favorites.

In their last action, Butler was a 78-59 loser at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.

Butler:
Team record: 13-18 SU,14-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Butler is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Xavier
Butler is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Xavier
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Butler's last 6 games when playing Xavier

Xavier:
Team record: 18-12 SU,14-16 ATS
Xavier is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Butler
Xavier is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Butler
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 6 games when playing Butler