Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seton Hall Pirates vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Seton Hall Pirates (17-8) are traveling to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will play the Butler Bulldogs (13-12).

The Seton Hall Pirates played Providence and walked away with a win by a score of 87-80 in their last contest. Seton Hall wrapped up the game having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 61) and buried 6 of 16 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Pirates made 19 of 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 25 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 dimes for the game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When discussing the defense, Seton Hall let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 25 out of 51 shooting. Providence earned 14 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In addition, Providence pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Providence finished shooting 94.1% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 17 shots. They made 14 of 34 shots from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pirates ended up with 16 and Providence had 17 personal fouls.

Adam Clark is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the field and also totaled 8 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He totaled 31 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Seton Hall steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 17-8 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Seton Hall is snagging 36.0 boards per contest and has 329 assists for the season, which is 248th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pirates are shooting 31.4% from downtown (123 of 392) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.0 points per contest (282nd in the nation) while going 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pirates are able to force 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 63rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 294 surrendered so far this year. The Pirates defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.7% (527 of 1,296) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.0% from 3-point land while they are 17th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.4).

When they last played, the Butler Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 80-70 when they played Connecticut. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Butler allowed Connecticut to grab 27 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 41.9% from downtown by shooting 13 out of 31 and ended up shooting 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bulldogs permitted Connecticut to bury 30 of 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.8% for this contest. Overall, the Bulldogs went 25 out of 54 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. When discussing shots from distance, Butler knocked down 8 out of 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 75.0%. Connecticut was called for 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this contest.

Drayton Jones pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He scored 15 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 6 out of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Butler has a record of 13-12 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 159th in college. Butler has totaled 2,017 points this season (80.7 per game) and they average 38.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per contest (85th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 15.5 fouls per game and they connect on 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Butler defense allows 33.3% on three-point shots (194 of 583) and opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 15.1 assists and 34.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 299th and 183rd in the nation. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 275th in college in PPG given up with 77.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (258th in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Butler

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