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Stephen Nover's CBB Wednesday Totals Crusher - 5-0 CBB Totals Run
(NCAAB) Butler vs. Xavier,
Total: 131.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 131.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
First note the venue: Madison Square Garden. That's been a huge Under arena for college basketball tournament games.
Combine that with Butler and you're going to have a low-scoring matchup. The Bulldogs rank 336th in scoring at 63.1 points per game. They are one of the slowest-paced teams in the country ranking among the bottom-15 in tempo. The Bulldogs don't figure to get second-chance points either. Xavier led the Big East in defensive rebounding.
Butler ranks in the top 100 defensively, though, and Xavier is a bad 3-point shooting team. The Musketeers have failed to score more than 66 points in three of their last five games.
Combine that with Butler and you're going to have a low-scoring matchup. The Bulldogs rank 336th in scoring at 63.1 points per game. They are one of the slowest-paced teams in the country ranking among the bottom-15 in tempo. The Bulldogs don't figure to get second-chance points either. Xavier led the Big East in defensive rebounding.
Butler ranks in the top 100 defensively, though, and Xavier is a bad 3-point shooting team. The Musketeers have failed to score more than 66 points in three of their last five games.
