Providence vs Butler Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The Providence Friars and the Butler Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Hinkle Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Providence vs. Butler prediction.

Providence Recap

The Providence Friars come into this game looking to bounce back from an 80-69 loss to Creighton last time out to fall to 11-12 on the year. After this game, Providence will head home for a game against Xavier.

Friars Lose Back-To-Back Games

Jayden Pierre logged 12.8 PPG with 2.7 RPG and 3 APG. Bensley Joseph has 11.7 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead the Friars in assists to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Wesley Cardet Jr. has 9.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Corey Floyd Jr. has 9.1 PPG with 4.7 RPG while Oswin Erhunmwunse has 5.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Providence is averaging 71.5 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three, and 70.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Providence Friars will win

• Providence has won eight of its last nine games against Butler.
• Butler has lost five of its last six day games.

Butler Recap

The Butler Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on an 84-54 win over Seton Hall last time out to improve to 10-13 on the year. After this game, Butler will welcome the Georgetown Hoyas to town.

Bulldogs Looking To Build Momentum

Jahmyl Telfort leads Butler in scoring and assists with 15.7 PPG and 3.4 APG along with 4.5 RPG while Pierre Brooks II has 14.8 PPG with 5.3 RPG and Patrick McCaffery has 12.2 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Butler up to this point in the year. Andre Screen has chipped in 8.3 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding while Finley Bizjack has 8.1 PPG with 3 RPG and 2.1 APG and Kolby King has 5.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well. As a team, Butler is averaging 73.3 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 36.9% from behind the arc, and 74.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Butler Bulldogs will win

• The home team has won each of the last four games between Providence and Butler.
• Providence has lost each of its last six Saturday road games.

Total Points Facts

• Seven of the last eight games between Providence and Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
• Seven of Providence’s last eight games at Hinkle Fieldhouse have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.

Providence vs. Butler Prediction

I’m with Butler here. I’m just really not into backing Providence as I just don’t trust this team offensively in Big East play especially with Bryce Hopkins done for the year. Butler isn’t much better if we’re being honest, but historically Hinkle Fieldhouse has been a fairly tough road environment and the bottom half of the Big East has done a good job of beating up on each other. I think that Butler takes care of business at home in this one and adds to Providence’s misery here so give me the Bulldogs at home in this one.