It is hard not to go with a team that is 36-14-1 ATS in their last 51 as an under dog 22-6 ATS in their last 28 on neutral court as an under dog and 20-4-2 last 26 vs. a team with a win% above .600. This team gets it done in an ugly way, but they get it done. In the end trends are made to balance out, but I"m not betting they will with this team. Much has been said that this team is not as good as last years team. Why? Gordon Hayword left. Okay, but they still have Shelvin Mack and Matt Howard who were more of the heart of last years team than Hayward was. Now the big key they didn't have a year ago as a key part is Andrew Smith. The center allowed Matt Howard to move back to forward and gives Butler a better defensive game plan. Brad Stevens will have his team ready to go they already knocked out two big headed monsters in Wisconsin out of the Big 10, Pittsburgh out of the Big East now it's time for Florida out of the SEC a league I still don't have respect for despite what Kentucky did last night. Kentucky beat this Florida team two times this year and this is a team that lost games at Central Florida and Jaxonville two in state games that they took lightly and lost. I'm not saying they will take Butler lightly, but again they will match up and think to themselves how can we lose to this team that is not as athletic or big as us and in the end I think Butler will be in the game. Even when they lost 4 games in a 5 game stretch in late January into early Febraury the games were all close and on the road including two games in OT. This team is experienced and their defense will get it done against a Florida team that really has had an easy trip getting here after nearly escaping vs. BYU team that to me is another over rated team. Fredette only shot 11 of 29 and they still forced OT. Look for Butler once again to be in this late in the game with a chance to win it.
