The 4^th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to face the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse with the game tipping off at 6:30 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on Fox Sports 1.

The Marquette Golden Eagles enter this game ranked 4^th in the AP Poll and 4^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 18-5 including a record of 9-3 in the Big East which puts them in 2^nd place in the conference and are on a seven-game winning streak following Saturday’s 86-75 win at home against the St. John’s Red Storm. The Golden Eagles have been an above-average team offensively and defensively as they are averaging 78.45 points per game which ranks 74^th in college basketball while allowing an average of 67.68 points per game which ranks 76^th in the nation. 

Tyler Kolek has been one of the better players on the team and leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 15.6 points and 7.5 assists per game. The Marquette Golden Eagles will look to extend their winning streak to eight games when they travel to face the Butler Bulldogs.

The Butler Bulldogs enter this game with an overall record of 16-8 and are in 5^th place in the Big East with a record of 7-6 in conference play while having won five of their previous six games including Saturday’s 75-72 at home against the Providence Friars. The Bulldogs have been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they rank 38^th in the nation in points with an average of 80.74 points per game. Pierre Brooks II has been one of the best players on the team and leads the team in scoring with an average of 15.8 points per game. 

Defensively, Butler has been a below-average team as they are allowing an average of 73.7 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.87 points allowed per game. The Butler Bulldogs will look to build off the momentum following the win against the Providence Friars when they host the Marquette Golden Eagles on Tuesday evening.

BookMaker has the Marquette Golden Eagles listed as 4.5-point favorites on the road against the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday evening. Marquette has won seven of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings. Both teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Bulldogs have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. The Marquette Golden Eagles are 13-9-1 ATS overall, 4-4 ATS on the road, 9-9 ATS as a favorite, and 8-4 ATS in conference games this season while the Butler Bulldogs are 12-11 ATS overall, 5-7 ATS at home, 5-5 ATS as an underdog, and 5-8 ATS in conference games on the year.

Marquette enters this game with the better record and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings. The Golden Eagles have been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 13-9-1 ATS overall and 8-4 ATS in conference games while the Bulldogs are 12-11 ATS overall and 5-8 ATS in conference games. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Marquette Golden Eagles when they travel to face the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday evening.