The Big East schedule features a matchup between two teams trending in different directions when the Seton Hall Pirates visit the Butler Bulldogs Wednesday. Though Butler is just 2-2 SU in their past four, albeit those losses came against two top five ranked teams, they have dominated Seton Hall for bettors as the Bulldogs have covered in each of the past six meetings between the teams.
- Seton Hall is 3-0 SU in their past three games as underdogs.
- Butler is 6-2 ATS in their past eight games in March.
- The UNDER is 7-2 in Butler’s past nine games with a closing total of 147 or more.
Butler’s offense has been feast or famine recently with the team averaging 89 points per game in their past two wins, but just 62 points in their past two losses. Kelan Martin had arguably his best game of the season when these two teams met earlier this season, as the sophomore scored 23 points and corralled 10 rebounds.
After a span that saw them go 1-4 SU to start January, Seton Hall has become one of the hottest teams in the nation with wins in eight of their nine outings since. The Pirates have been flexing their defensive muscle in their winning streak as they have held seven of their past nine opponents under 70 points, with only Butler and Xavier eclipsing that mark.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Butler sat as -5-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook
Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The 19-9 and 14-13-1 ATS Butler Bulldogs will face the 21-7 Seton Hall Pirates, who own a 19-8 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Butler Bulldogs are 15-12-1 on the OVER/UNDER so far this season while the Seton Hall Pirates are 10-17.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 71-rated Seton Hall Pirates taking on the No. 38-rated Butler Bulldogs in this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Butler's No. 19 nationally ranked offense (80.64 points per game) against a Seton Hall Pirates defense that sits as the No. 47 at 66.54 PPG. The Butler Bulldogs have been averaging 46.47% from the field, more than the Pirates have managed so far this season (44.29% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Pirates got a 27-point performance from Desi Rodriguez, who added 27 rebounds, as Seton Hall ran past Xavier 90-81 on Sunday at Prudential Center.
Butler earned a 90-87 victory over Georgetown on Saturday, getting 29 points from Kellen Dunham at Verizon Center.
- Seton Hall is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
- Seton Hall is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seton Hall's last 9 games
- Seton Hall is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
- Butler is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
- Butler is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Butler's last 5 games
- Butler is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Seton Hall at DePaul, Sunday, March 6th
Butler at Marquette, Saturday, March 5th
