A battle between the two newbies of the Atlantic -10 (amidst rumours of Butler jumping ship to the soon to be newly formed Big East). Butler has the higher ranking but find themselves a game behind the Rams in the conference standings. <\/p>\n
#20 Butler Bulldogs (22-6) vs Virginia Commonwealth Rams (22-6)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! Buy Razor Ray’s CBB Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This should be an intense battle between contrasting styles. \u00a0Butler loves to be physical while the Rams loves to use their quickness to set a frenetic pace. \u00a0It should be fun to watch.<\/p>\n The Bulldogs have been pretty great in their first go through the Atlantic 10, except when they have to face St. Louis. \u00a0Other than that they have been very good both home and away. \u00a0Against VCU their lack of size won\u2019t be a real issue, what might be is their ball handling. \u00a0The Rams love to put pressure on teams and these guys don\u2019t have one of those steady point guard situations. \u00a0I expect a lot of steals and deflections which could be very disruptive for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n If history has shown us anything its that Butler is a great underdog play. \u00a0\u00a0It always seems that they are going to be outsized, out-athleted or outclassed, yet they are one of the most successful programs in the county. \u00a0Still I don\u2019t like them in this situation or I like the Rams too much, not quite sure.<\/p>\n The Rams were flying high for a while but have come down to earth lately. \u00a0They are still among the elite of the Atlantic 10 as they are currently in second place – a spot they need a win Saturday to defend. \u00a0Both of these teams are going to qualify for the Big Dance but this one will be key in terms of settling seeding questions for teams out of this conference. [ad-6571516]<\/p>\n This should be one of the better games we will see on Saturday and it is exciting to see these teams square off as new conference mates.<\/p>\n Like the Bulldogs the Rams are really strong on the perimeter. \u00a0Sophomore guard Treveon Graham has more than doubled his scoring average to 15 points per game, leading three other backcourt players that also score in double digits. \u00a0Forward Juvonte Reddic is one of the most productive frontcourt players in the country. \u00a0He averages better than 14 points and 8 boards per game despite playing less than 30 minutes per game. \u00a0He is super athletic and a real difference maker in their defensive sets. Spread Pick: \u00a0VCU -7<\/strong> Bulldogs vs Rams CBB Basketball Spread\/Handicapping A battle between the two newbies of the Atlantic -10 (amidst rumours of Butler jumping ship to the soon to be newly formed Big East). Butler has the higher ranking but find themselves a game behind the Rams in the conference standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":29456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[6993,7140,58190,6986,1477,4631,4210,4694,54042],"class_list":["post-60277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-bulldogs-vs-rams","tag-butler-bulldogs","tag-butler-bulldogs-vs-vcu-rams","tag-cbb-free-picks","tag-cbb-picks","tag-college-basketball-odds","tag-ncaa-basketball-lines","tag-ncaa-hoops-predictions","tag-vcu-rams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60277","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=60277"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60292,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60277\/revisions\/60292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Saturday March 2<\/strong>
\n Stuart Siegel Center – Richmond, VA<\/strong>
\n 12:00PM<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: \u00a0\u00a0No ML currently listed at TOPBet<\/a><\/strong>
\n Spread: \u00a0VCU -7<\/strong>
\n O\/U: \u00a0136<\/strong><\/p>\nButler<\/h3>\n
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VCU<\/h3>\n
\nVCU has not been a good bet this year, just 8-13 ATS. \u00a0Looking closer they have awful on the road 1-7 while OK at home – 6-4. \u00a0They have dropped their last two against the number but I think they are going to be totally geeked up for Butler. I expect their buzzing defense to bother the Bulldogs enough to get a relatively easy victory. \u00a0These guys really score.<\/p>\n
\n O\/U Pick: \u00a0Over<\/strong>
\n Score Prediction: \u00a0VCU 77 – Butler 67<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"