While this is not directly about the Butler Bulldogs, Xavier Sophomore Point Guard Dezmine Wells has been expelled from the University. Butler now has a much greater chance to win the two Xavier games on their schedule. As I mentioned a couple of months ago, Xavier was already losing 4/5 of their starting lineup in Tu Holloway, Mark Lyons, Kenny Frease, and Andre Walker. Now their entire starting five is gone. What this means for Butler is that two of their non-conference games will be played against teams who lost their entire starting 5. (Vanderbilt is the other) While Butler was already considered the favorite in the games against Xavier, they will now be heavy favorites against a team that is in 100% rebuilding mode.
To read more about Xavier's outlook without Wells, read this ESPN blog written by Dana O'Neil:
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/62817/with-no-wells-can-xavier-find-the-magic
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