UConn vs Butler Bulldogs Predictions December 17, 2022
UConn is on the road playing Butler at the Hinkle Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. UConn -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
UConn is on the road playing Butler at the Hinkle Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. UConn -8.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
UConn will look to build on its successful start to the season when it travels to Butler on Saturday night. The Huskies have won all 11 games, including a 114-61 blowout of Long Island last Saturday. The Butler Bulldogs are riding a four-game winning streak after beating California 82-58 last Saturday.
The Huskies are aiming for another double-digit victory
Since Jim Calhoun's team lost to Michigan State in the Final Four in March 2009, UConn has not been ranked this high. To date, Dan Hurley's team has won 11-0, with all 11 wins coming by double digits. Only one ranked team has faced the Huskies, the then-No. The final score was 82-67 in favor of No. Alabama was 18 at the end of November. After beating Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Florida and Long Island last Saturday, they added wins over Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Florida and Long Island. In their next two games, the Huskies will host Georgetown and Villanova in the Big East.
Preseason Big East Player of the Year Adama Sanogo leads the Huskies with 18.3 points and 6.6 rebounds despite playing just 24.1 minutes per game. Early in the season, they were able to utilize their bench since almost all of their wins were blowouts. Sanogo's backup, Donovan Clingan, scores 10.5 points and grabs 6.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. The Huskies are shooting 58.4% from 2-point range and have the seventh-best effective field goal percentage in college basketball (57.5). Butler ranks 71st in defensive field goal percentage (468).