The No. 8 Providence Friars will visit the Butler Bulldogs for a Big East tilt at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Providence is favored by three points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is 129 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). Before making any Providence vs. Butler picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Providence is flying high this season, leading the Big East and posting a 21-3 overall record. The Friars are above-average on offense, including a top-three mark in the Big East in shooting efficiency. Providence is elite at generating free throw attempts, ranking in the top 10 nationally in free throw rate, and the Friars make 74.4 percent of those attempts. Providence is also holding opponents to 46.2 percent shooting on two-point shots and 31.9 percent shooting on three-point shots.

The model also knows Butler has strengths on offense to go along with home-court advantage. The Bulldogs are in the top half of the Big East in two-point shooting and turnover rate, with Butler leading the conference in avoiding live-ball turnovers. Butler is also above-average defensively, headlined by a 73.0 percent defensive rebound rate. Opponents are shooting only 30.5 percent from three-point range against Butler in Big East play.

Now, it has set its sights on Providence vs. Butler. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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