The Butler Bulldogs aim to improve to 2-0 when they host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in a non-conference game Wednesday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
Fairleigh Dickinson enters after a 120-45 loss at Illinois on Monday, while Butler rolled to a 96-60 win over Lafayette the same night. The Knights tied for sixth in the Northeast Conference last season with an 8-10 record and finished 11-21 overall. The Bulldogs tied for seventh in the Big East at 7-13 and were 16-16 overall in 2025-26.
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 go Under 155.5 points. The model has an 11-1 record on top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to 2025 and a 28-22 run on top-rated side picks.
Fairleigh Dickinson ranked 341st nationally in scoring last season at 67.2 points per game, while Butler ranked 92nd at 79.4 points per game. The Under has hit in three of the Knights' last four games. The model projects no Fairleigh Dickinson player to exceed 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 forecasts a total of 149 points, with the Under hitting in 65% of simulations.
Additionally, the model indicates one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. The game will be streamed on Fubo.
