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 set 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 at 8-10 last season 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.
Butler is a 27.5-point favorite with an over/under of 155.5 points. The money line has Butler at -5000 and Fairleigh Dickinson at +4000.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which has gone 11-1 on top-rated over/under college basketball picks since 2025, projects the Under to hit. The model simulates the game 10,000 times and predicts 149 total points, with the Under hitting in 65% of simulations. Fairleigh Dickinson ranked 341st in scoring last season at 67.2 points per game, while Butler averaged 79.4 points (92nd nationally). The model projects no FDU player to score more than seven points, with David Jevtic and Vophcy Prophete the only Knights projected for 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. The game will be streamed on Fubo.
