Butler vs. Seton Hall betting: College basketball preview for February 5

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The Seton Hall Pirates (6-16, 1-10 Big East) are 3.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a seven-game losing streak when they host the Butler Bulldogs (9-13, 2-9 Big East) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Prudential Center. The game airs at 6:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has a point total of 136.5.

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Butler Cover -3.5 vs Seton Hall -110

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Butler vs. Seton Hall betting lines

  • Butler moneyline odds to win: -169
  • Seton Hall moneyline odds to win: +142
  • Spread: Butler (-3.5)
  • Total: 136.5

Butler statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Butler has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in 13 games at home, and it has covered four times in six games when playing on the road.
  • The Bulldogs have gone over the over/under less often at home, hitting the over in six of 13 home matchups (46.2%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of six games (66.7%).

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 72.7 points a contest compared to the 72.9 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Butler’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has given up 76.2 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 72.1 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Bulldogs are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 6.8 threes per game and shooting 32.2% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.8 makes and 36.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Butler betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-11-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 6-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-10 (Home: 1-3; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45 (169th in nation) 42.9 (138th) 32.2 (189th) 31.1 (179th) 14 (155th) 10.7 (112th)

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Seton Hall statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Seton Hall has had better results away (3-4-0) than at home (4-7-0).
  • Pirates games have gone above the over/under 36.4% of the time at home (four of 11), and 57.1% of the time away (four of seven).
  • The Pirates’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-5) and on the road (0-7).

Recent trends

  • The Pirates are scoring 66.7 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 3.2 more than their average for the season (63.5).
  • Seton Hall has performed worse defensively over its past 10 games, allowing 78.5 points per contest, 9.2 more points than its season average of 69.3.
  • In their last 10 games, the Pirates are making 5.2 treys per game, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (5.7). They also sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (30.2%) compared to their season average (33.1%).

Seton Hall betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 7-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-13 (Home: 0-5; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.4 (347th in nation) 46 (309th) 29 (331st) 29.6 (94th) 11.2 (337th) 11.5 (202nd)
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