Seton Hall vs. Butler Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The No. 25 Seton Hall Pirates (14-3, 4-2 Big East) host the Butler Bulldogs (10-7, 1-5 Big East) at Prudential Center, starting at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Bulldogs are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 143.5.

In its last time out, Seton Hall lost 69-64 to UConn on Tuesday. Mike Williams III scored a team-high 16 points for Seton Hall in the loss. Butler's last contest was an 89-75 loss to Xavier on Wednesday. Michael Ajayi scored 22 points in Butler's loss, leading the team.

Seton Hall vs. Butler Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
• Spread favorite: Seton Hall -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Seton Hall -310
• Moneyline underdog: Butler +248
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Seton Hall vs. Butler

• Seton Hall and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under (143.5 points) four times this season.
• This season, 15 games Butler has played finished with a combined score over 143.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.7 points per game, 13.2 points more than the point total of 143.5 for this contest.
• This matchup's point total is 4.2 fewer points than the 139.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for Seton Hall's games is 136.3 points, 7.2 fewer than the over/under of 143.5 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 16.3 points lower than the average over/under in Butler's games this season of 159.8.

Betting the Spread: Seton Hall vs. Butler

• Seton Hall has played 17 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Pirates have an against-the-spread record of 4-4 in their eight games as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
• In Butler's 17 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs have been underdogs by 6.5 points or more three times this season and have covered the spread twice.
• Seton Hall is 4-6 against the spread, and 8-2 overall, at home.
• Seton Hall is 3-4 ATS as a 6.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• On the road, Butler has two wins against the spread and are 0-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Seton Hall vs. Butler

• Seton Hall has won 10, or 90.9%, of the 11 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Pirates have been at least a -310 moneyline favorite eight times this season and won each of those games.
• Seton Hall has a 75.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Butler has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win one time (20%) in those contests.
• The Bulldogs have been listed as an underdog of +248 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Butler has a 28.7% chance of pulling out a win.