Butler Bulldogs vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Butler Bulldogs vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is the location where the Georgetown Hoyas (13-12) will meet the Butler Bulldogs (13-13) on Wednesday.

The Butler Bulldogs faced off with Seton Hall and ended up losing by a score of 63-56 in their last game. Butler ended the contest with a 30.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 63) and converted 5 of their 21 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 13 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defense, Butler allowed 49.0% from the floor on 24 of 49 shooting. Seton Hall recorded 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Seton Hall grabbed 39 boards (6 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Seton Hall finished shooting 45.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 22 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 15 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 17 and Seton Hall recorded 21 fouls.

Michael Ajayi is one player who came through in this matchup. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He played 34 minutes and also collected 12 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Butler enters this one with a win-loss record of 13-13 for the season. They average 79.7 points per outing (104th in D-1) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (192 of 571) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Butler is pulling down 38.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 409 assists for the year, which has them ranked 77th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 fouls. They rank 304th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 394 conceded on the season. The Bulldogs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (750 of 1,653) and they surrender 34.7 boards per game as a team. They give up 33.3% on shots from distance and they are 259th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.8).

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas took a defeat with a final score of 79-75 when they played Connecticut. The Hoyas were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. Connecticut committed 20 fouls for the game which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a clip of 65.2%. In reference to shooting from distance, Georgetown knocked down 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). In all, the Hoyas went 24 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.6%. The Hoyas allowed Connecticut to bury 25 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 32.4% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Georgetown permitted Connecticut to grab 31 in total (10 on the offensive side).

KJ Lewis ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in the game.

Georgetown has a mark of 13-12 for the season. The Hoyas commit 18.3 fouls per game and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per contest (144th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest. Georgetown has totaled 1,882 points on the campaign (75.3 per contest) and they snag 36.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hoyas are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks 276th in college.

The Hoyas are ranked 169th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.2. They are forcing 11.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (108th in college). The Georgetown defense concedes 33.7% on three-point shots (205 of 608) and opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.2 assists and 34.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 167th and 218th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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