How to watch Butler vs. DePaul: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Wednesday's NCAAB game

How to watch Butler vs. DePaul basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 29, 2021 at 4:20 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

DePaul @ Butler

Current Records: DePaul 9-1; Butler 7-4

What to Know

The DePaul Blue Demons are 1-11 against the Butler Bulldogs since January of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Wednesday. DePaul and Butler will face off in a Big East battle at 5 p.m. ET at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The point spread is more or less neutral, so fans should expect a close contest.

Even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Blue Demons beat the Illinois-Chicago Flames 72-66 two weeks ago. Guard Javon Freeman-Liberty and forward David Jones were among the main playmakers for DePaul as the former had 27 points along with seven boards and the latter had 15 points in addition to nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Butler was expected to have a tough go of it last week, and, well, they did. They found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unpleasant 77-48 punch to the gut against the Purdue Boilermakers. Guard Aaron Thompson had a pretty forgettable game, playing for 31 minutes but putting up just six points on 3-for-10 shooting.

DePaul is now 9-1 while the Bulldogs sit at 7-4. A pair of offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Blue Demons enter the game with 81.6 points per game on average, good for 23rd best in college basketball. On the other end of the spectrum, Butler is 25th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 63.4 on average.