Butler vs. UConn prediction: Why Connecticut is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/16/2025]

UConn will face Butler in men's college basketball action at PeoplesBank Arena on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Connecticut as the most likely winner of the Butler vs. UConn game.

This article offers further insights into Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Butler vs. UConn prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between Butler and UConn 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Connecticut a 92% chance of defeating Butler. Our predicted final score has Connecticut winning 82-66.

According to our model, Connecticut (-15.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 147.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Butler vs. UConn odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Butler vs. UConn picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: