Butler vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 20

The Butler Bulldogs (8-3) host the Northwestern Wildcats (7-4) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 20, 2025. The Wildcats are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 157.5 points.

Butler is coming off of a 79-60 loss to UConn in its most recent outing on Tuesday. In the loss, Drayton Jones led Butler with 13 points. Northwestern won its last matchup 86-70 against Valparaiso on Tuesday. Nick Martinelli scored a team-high 29 points for Northwestern in the win.

Butler vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Butler -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Butler -131
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern +110
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

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• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Butler vs. Northwestern

• Butler and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (157.5 points) five times this season.
• There have been six Northwestern games that ended with a combined score over 157.5 points this season.
• The total for the game of 157.5 is 12.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (87.4) and Wildcats (82.6).
• This game's over/under is 10.2 fewer points than the 147.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Butler's games is 163.6 points, 6.1 more than the total of 157.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 3.9 points separates this game's over/under (157.5 points) and the average over/under in Northwestern's games (153.6) this season.

Betting the Spread: Butler vs. Northwestern

• Butler has seven wins against the spread in 11 games this year.
• The Bulldogs have been favored by 2.5 points or more eight times this season and are 5-3 ATS in those matchups.
• Against the spread, Northwestern is 3-8-0 this season.
• The Wildcats have yet to cover the spread this year when underdogs by 2.5 points or more.
• Butler is 4-3 against the spread, and 6-1 overall, at home this season.
• Butler is 4-3 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Northwestern is winless ATS (0-1) as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Butler vs. Northwestern

• This season, Butler has won seven out of the eight games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bulldogs have a record of 7-1 when favored by -131 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from Butler, based on the moneyline, is 56.7%.
• Northwestern was defeated in both of the contests it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• The Wildcats have been listed as an underdog of +110 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Northwestern has an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.