The Butler Bulldogs host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in a non-conference college basketball matchup at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. Butler enters the game with a 1-0 record after a 96-60 win over Lafayette, while Fairleigh Dickinson is 0-1 following a 120-45 loss at Illinois.
Butler finished the 2025-26 season 16-16 overall and tied for seventh in the Big East at 7-13. Fairleigh Dickinson went 11-21 overall and tied for sixth in the Northeast Conference at 8-10.
Odds and Predictions
Butler is a 27.5-point favorite with an over/under of 155.5 points. The money line lists Butler at -5000 and Fairleigh Dickinson at +4000.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates each game 10,000 times, projects the total to stay under 155.5 points, with a projected score of 149 points. The model indicates the under hits in 65% of simulations. It also projects no Fairleigh Dickinson player to score more than seven points, with David Jevtic and Vophcy Prophete the only Knights projected to score six or more. For Butler, Jalen Jackson and Jordan Ellerbee are each projected to score 15 or more points.
The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. Detailed spread picks are available via SportsLine.
