Butler Bulldogs vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs UConn Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

PeoplesBank Arena is the site where the UConn Huskies (10-1) will take on the Butler Bulldogs (8-2) on Tuesday.

The Butler Bulldogs played Providence and notched a win by a score of 113-110 in their last game. Butler ended the game with a 46.9% FG percentage (38 of 81) and converted 10 out of their 28 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 27 of their 38 shots for a percentage of 71.1%. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 17 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Butler allowed 47.7% from the floor on 41 out of 86 shooting. Providence earned 21 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In addition, Providence grabbed 43 rebounds (15 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Providence ended up shooting 77.8% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 18 tries. They converted 14 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 13 while Providence totaled 25 personal fouls.

Michael Ajayi is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He went 44.4% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 45 minutes played and also pulled down 15 boards. He left the arena with 28 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Butler steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 8-2 so far this year. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Butler is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and is sitting with 176 dimes for the campaign, which is 84th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 38.9% on 3-pointers (86 of 221) and 66.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 90.1 points per game (18th in the nation) while going 49.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.7 fouls. They rank 115th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 129 surrendered on the campaign. The Bulldogs are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.8% (289 of 676) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 250th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UConn Huskies went home victorious with a score of 71-63 when they faced Texas. The Huskies corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Texas had 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 53.8%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, UConn converted 6 out of their 16 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 54.7%. The Huskies allowed Texas to knock down 20 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7% for the game. They shot 30.8% from three-point range via 4 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). When it comes to team rebounding, UConn permitted Texas to collect 28 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Alex Karaban was important for the Huskies for the matchup. He totaled 18 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists for the game. He buried 8 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 10-1 so far this year. The Huskies are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 69.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.4 times per contest (32nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.0 times per game. UConn has accounted for 869 pts for the season (79.0 per contest) and they grab 35.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Huskies are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which is 36th in the country.

The UConn defense gives up 27.1% on three-point shots (56 of 207) and their opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 8.1 dimes and 31.4 boards per game, which ranks them 1st and 53rd in D-1. The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 9th in college in points given up per game with 61.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.9% from the floor (17th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UConn

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