Printable Page
11/23 03:43 CST Virginia Cavaliers square off against the Butler Bulldogs
Virginia Cavaliers square off against the Butler Bulldogs
By The Associated Press
Butler Bulldogs (4-1) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (5-0)
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -6.5; over/under is 154.5
BOTTOM LINE: Butler and Virginia play at Colonial Hall in White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia.
The Cavaliers are 5-0 in non-conference play. Virginia has a 4-0 record against
opponents over .500.
The Bulldogs have a 4-1 record in non-conference games. Butler is third in the
Big East with 18.6 assists per game led by Michael Ajayi averaging 3.8.
Virginia averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game, 4.4 more made shots than the
5.6 per game Butler allows. Butler has shot at a 48.9% rate from the field this
season, 11.7 percentage points higher than the 37.2% shooting opponents of
Virginia have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thijs De Ridder is scoring 19.0 points per game with 6.4
rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Cavaliers. Malik Thomas is averaging 12.4
points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 38.3%.
Finley Bizjack averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring
15.6 points while shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc. Ajayi is averaging 14.8
points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
|
