POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Butler Bulldogs (7-8, 0-4 Big East) at Providence Friars (7-8, 1-3 Big East)<br>Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST<br><a href="http://betmgm.com/" rel="nofollow">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:</a> Friars -2.5; over/under is 138.5<br>BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays Butler after Jayden Pierre scored 24 points in Providence's 87-84 loss to the UConn Huskies.<br>The Friars have gone 6-2 in home games. Providence is sixth in the Big East in team defense, allowing 67.5 points while holding opponents to 40.6% shooting.<br>The Bulldogs are 0-4 against Big East opponents. Butler averages 71.8 points and has outscored opponents by 2.1 points per game.<br>Providence makes 43.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.5 percentage points higher than Butler has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Butler has shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points higher than the 40.6% shooting opponents of Providence have averaged.<br>The Friars and Bulldogs square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.<br>TOP PERFORMERS: Bensley Joseph is averaging 11 points for the Friars.<br>Jahmyl Telfort is averaging 15.8 points and 3.5 assists for the Bulldogs.<br>LAST 10 GAMES: Friars: 2-8, averaging 69.8 points, 32.9 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points per game.<br>Bulldogs: 3-7, averaging 69.5 points, 32.1 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE91WExGWVFlQnpYNDNxOGVpTkhYbWFYc2xOdjJlTlppSGFWa2p5SS1LeG1PcFNvVTR4Q3N5b0FIM0dTY1ZXYXdJN3JrT1hXREJGNEdnc1pCOWJ1czVlSzIxU1lvYzMwYmRrMm1fLTBrYUxpUVNuRnFMS3RxYmFsNkk?oc=5">source</a>
