{"id":15472,"date":"2009-11-09T16:01:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T21:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=15472"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:59:54","slug":"2009-butler-win-total-odds-predictions-91109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/2009-butler-win-total-odds-predictions-91109\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler 2009 NCAA Basketball Future Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Butler Bulldogs Betting Odds \u2013 College Basketball Future Lines<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for the #1 Internet gambling &amp; College basketball handicapping info site on the WWW? Get the best <a href=\"\/ncaaf\/\"><strong>NCAA Basketball Picks<\/strong><\/a> in the industry to help you win more when you bet on College Hoops with CappersPicks.com.<\/p>\n<p>We have compiled the best group of basketball handicappers on the Web, so we guarantee you will ONLY get the best college basketball plays each day.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR TOP COLLEGE BASKETBALL HANDICAPPERS &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s take a look at the numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>2009\/2010 Season Preview:  Butler Bulldogs Predictions (Horizon League)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bodog.com Betting Odds \u2013 Butler Odds To Win 2009\/10 National Championship \u2013 50\/1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It seems like everyone is in love with mid-majors these days whether it football or basketball.  In hoops all the love seems to be flowing to Butler but it remains to be seen whether they can live up to expectations, which are pretty high considering a lot of pre-season polls have this team in the top 10.  Are they the next Gonzaga Bulldogs?  We will see&#8230;they still haven&#8217;t even made it to a Final Four like fellow mid major George Mason did a couple of years ago. <\/p>\n<p>How does a team like Butler get such a lofty ranking?  First of all it wins&#8230;a lot, an average of 29 wins over the last three season.  Second it has talent.  Matt Howard and Gordon Hayward are considered among the best forwards in the country.  How they wound up at Butler may be a bit of a mystery but there is no doubting they are good.  And third&#8230;you beat a major or two in the Tourney, in this case a Maryland in 06&#8242; or a Louisville in &#8217;03. <\/p>\n<p>With both good talent and experience it should be another very good season for the Bulldogs.  A conference title and NCAA appearance should be a given and the fact that they seem to be getting more athletic means that they can hang with most of the big boys most of the time.  They are still a little light and slight in the middle so teams with size can overpower them.  There just aren&#8217;t that many in the Horizon conference.  If they can beat Ohio State and Georgetown in December they might be looking at a gaudy record like St. Joseph&#8217;s a few years back. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Surprising Stat<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite not having an imposing shot blocker or fantastic athleticism they were sixth nationally in scoring defense at 57.9 PPG.  They win at a great rate both at home and away but they may be get too much respect at home.  15-2 SU but only 7-8 ATS.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliate.com\/resources\/banners\/sportsbook\/square\/250x250\/250x250g-sportsbook.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sports Betting at the Sportsbook\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths<\/strong><br \/>\nThis team always stays within themselves.  They work hard for shots shortening the number of possessions in a game and since they are more efficient then you they grind out  victories.  This is a total team which knows who is supposed to take the shots and who isn&#8217;t.  They have a lot of confident and don&#8217;t back down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><br \/>\nThey do not intimidate opponents they lull them to sleep a little bit.  They may draw some charges but they are vulnerable to teams that can play aggressively and smart because they are not very big.  Athletic teams can have a significant advantage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additions<\/strong><br \/>\nAndrew Smith &#8211; Becomes the tallest player on the roster at 6&#8217;10.<br \/>\nEmerson Kampen &#8211; Apparently he turned down offers to walk on at Butler.  Tall but skinny<br \/>\nChase Stigall &#8211; Like the name but he was lightly recruited. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Subtractions<\/strong><br \/>\nNo key losses<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong><br \/>\nMatt Howard &#8211; Was conference player of the year and is a consistent scorer and rebounder.  Doesn&#8217;t look like much but can play.<br \/>\nGordon Hayward &#8211; See above but a year younger.<br \/>\nShelvin Mack &#8211; Adds athleticism to this this team and scoring. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Season<\/strong><br \/>\nThey are the overwhelming favourite to win the Horizon conference and make the NCAA Tournament.  The key for them will be seeding. Expect them to win their first round game after that it will depend on matchups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected wins<\/strong><br \/>\n25-27<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_TcMlrmSOeQxhg6WO2I1rgWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO JOIN BODOG.COM &#8211; ONE OF OUR TOP RATED ONLINE SPORTSBOOKS &#8211; 10% SIGN UP BONUS FOR CBB BETTING ONLINE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick article by The Wiesguy detailing the Butler Bulldogs 2009 Season win total odds for over under college basketball betting futures and a season wins prediction\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[19768,18516,15908,19774,19775,19776,19769,19770,19771,19772,19773,18518,18519,10618,12419,14495],"class_list":["post-15472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-2009-butler-season-win-total-odds","tag-2009-college-basketball-future-lines","tag-big-east-odds","tag-bulldogs-picks","tag-bulldogs-predictions","tag-bulldogs-wins-2009","tag-butler-odds","tag-butler-odds-to-win-college-title","tag-butler-picks","tag-butler-predictions-2009","tag-butler-win-total-lines","tag-college-future-odds","tag-college-over-under-betting","tag-ncaa-basketball-handicapping","tag-overunder-season-win-totals","tag-season-win-total-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109641,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15472\/revisions\/109641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}