A pair of sliding teams hit the court when the Providence Friars (7-8, 1-3 Big East) host the Butler Bulldogs (7-8, 0-4 Big East) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET. The Friars are 2.5-point favorites as they look to stop a four-game losing streak against the Bulldogs, who have lost seven straight. The over/under is 137 for the matchup.

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Providence vs. Butler betting lines

• Providence moneyline odds to win: -150
• Butler moneyline odds to win: +125
• Spread: Providence (-2.5)
• Total: 137

Providence statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In home games last season, Providence had a worse record against the spread (9-9-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (8-3-0).
• The Friars hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (44.4%) than road tilts (45.5%) last season.
• Providence won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 11-3 (.786). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Friars have been putting up 69.8 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 70.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
• Providence’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has given up 74.4 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 67.5 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
• The Friars’ 8.4 made three-pointers per-game average in their past 10 games are less than the 8.7 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 34.4% compared to their season-long percentage of 33.3% from beyond the arc.

Providence betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 2-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
• O-U-P: 5-9-1 (Home: 1-6-1; Away: 1-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-1)

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Butler statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• In 2023-24 against the spread, Butler had a lower winning percentage at home (.375, 6-10-0 record) than away (.455, 5-6-0).
• Looking at the over/under, Bulldogs games went over six of 16 times at home (37.5%) and five of 11 on the road (45.5%) last season.
• The Bulldogs, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-4) than on the road (2-7) last season.

Recent trends

• The Bulldogs have played worse offensively in their last 10 games, posting 69.5 points per contest, 2.3 fewer points their than season average of 71.8.
• Butler is allowing 73.8 points per contest in its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 69.7 points allowed.
• The Bulldogs are making 7.9 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.3). In addition, they own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (36.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (38.2%).

Butler betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-7-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
• O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 1-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 4-3; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-3)