Butler Bulldogs

The Bulldogs covered every one of their seven lined November games in 2025-26 and then 4 of the next 13. By March the season sat at 16 covers and 16 misses, exactly level.

Seven for seven, then the turn

November was 6-1 straight up and 7-0 against the spread, worth 1.93 units on the moneyline. It included an 80-73 win over Virginia on a neutral floor as +230 underdogs. December (4-3, two covers) and January (3-5, two covers) reversed it, and the blind unit lost 3.94 units across those two months.

Level against the number

Sixteen covers, 16 misses, no pushes. The split held almost everywhere: 8 of 17 at home, 6 of 11 away, 8 of 17 as favorites, 8 of 15 as underdogs. Straight up, the record was the same 16-16.

Home prices

Where Butler lost money was its own floor. One unit on each of 17 priced home games lost 5.1 units, with Georgetown winning there 77-64 at -250 on 31 January and Creighton 76-59 at -155 on 4 March. Away, the 11 priced games lost 1.95. Over all 32 priced games: 4.69 down.

The Big East slate

Providence came up three times, a Big East first-round game being the third; Butler won once and covered none. St. John’s won both meetings and covered both. DePaul lost twice, worth 1.91 units, and at Seton Hall the Bulldogs won 77-66 as +225 underdogs.

Total

Eighteen overs, 14 unders: Butler scored 79.38 a game and allowed 77.53, and the total split close to even.

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