Mitchell leads No. 9 Marquette against Butler after 21-point showing
Marquette Golden Eagles (17-3, 8-1 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (9-11, 2-7 Big East)
Indianapolis; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -6.5; over/under is 146.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Marquette visits Butler after Stevie Mitchell scored 21 points in Marquette's 87-74 victory against the Villanova Wildcats.
The Bulldogs have gone 7-5 in home games. Butler is 0-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 10.7 turnovers per game.
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