Providence vs. Butler Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/25/23

The Butler Bulldogs and the Providence Friars meet in college basketball action from the Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Providence is listed as a 9.5-point home favorite for this game with a ML price of -550. The total for this game is set at 139.5 points.

Injuries

Manny Bates is questionable for Butler in this game with a knee injury while Jared Bynum is questionable for Providence with an abdominal issue.

Matchup History

Providence’s 72-52 win back on December 29^th, 2022 made it five straight wins for Providence in this matchup.

Trends

Butler is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600 while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. Providence is 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing Providence here. Outside of the win over Georgetown, Butler’s been getting their butts whoops on the road and I think this game is going to be no different. Providence has quietly put together one heck of a season and I think they keep it going with another solid performance at home here. Give me the Friars laying the points.