Butler at DePaul 1/18/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 5 ranked Butler Bulldogs visit Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday for a Big East tilt with the DePaul Blue Demons. Butler dropped to 15-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big East following its 78-70 loss on Wednesday to the Seton Hall Pirates. Butler led by 10 points at the half but could not hold off the hard-charging Pirates after the break. Kamar Baldwin led Butler in the loss with 19 points and six assists.

Kamar Baldwin is leading scorer for Butler with an average of 20.1 points per game while Sean McDermott is the second-leading scorer with an average of 11.6 points per game. Bryce Nze is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 rebounds per game and Aaron Thompson is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Butler has just two players averaging double-figures in scoring.

DePaul fell to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in the Big East following it's 79-75 overtime loss on Tuesday to the Villanova Wildcats. The Blue Demons battled back from an 11-point deficit with just two minutes left in regulation to send the game to overtime but ran out of gas in the extra frame. Charlie Moore lead DePaul in the loss with 29 points while Paul Reed scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Charlie Moore leads DePaul in scoring and assists with averages of 16.5 points and 6.7 assists per game.Paul Reed is the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder for DePaul with averages of 15.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. DePaul has four players averaging double-figures in scoring.