Butler at Xavier Predictions

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

Butler, fresh off their win at home over #1 Villanova, travels a couple of hours southeast to take on #5 Xavier at the Cintas Center. Xavier has had a nasty habit of home of taking the 1st half off, needing a ferocious rally in the 2nd half to salvage a win. Except, of course, against Marshall, where they reversed that and took the 2nd half off.

 

That obviously won't work tonight against the surging Bulldogs.

 

Who do ya got?

[nkypete]

I got a feeling that Xavier come out flat tonight...unfortunately, because I would l like to see the Muskies keep winning and stay high up in the rankings.

[UKMustangFan]

Xavier wins because a) they're more talented, b) it's at the Cintas, and c) they have the better coach.

 

I'll take the Muskies with an 82-71 victory.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

Side-note: first time Butler has ever played back-to-back games against a Top 5 opponent. Tough sledding early in the Conference season for the Bulldogs.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

Xavier come out flat tonight

 

Given what went down on Saturday, on both ends of I-74, that would be hard for me to understand. If you're right, and I hope you're not, Xavier deserves to get beat.