Pick on the spread for Butler-Connecticut on January 22
Pick on the spread for Butler-Connecticut on January 22

After climbing to number two in the AP Poll and appearing poised to be in the conversation for the moniker of best team in college basketball, the Connecticut Huskies enter Sunday's home game against the Butler Bulldogs having lost five of their last six games.

Butler Bulldogs vs. Connecticut Huskies (-15, 137.5)

Things have not been so rosy recently for Butler either, who enter Sunday, having lost three of their last four games while scoring 61 points or fewer in all three of the losses.

Butler has been hurt by the injury bug with leader in blocks and rebounds Manny Bates missing the past two games after being limited to 13 minutes due to injury in the game against St. John's.

  
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