Minnesota is coming into this game with an 18-14 record this season and they were 9-11 in their conference. They have not been playing well in their recent games as they finiahed the season in a slump. They have lost their last 3 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games and they even fizzled out of the Big 10 Tournament in their 1st round playing in it. They have struggled to even keep games close recently as well as they have lost their last 3 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games by 10+ points. The home advantage in this tournament is also going to be a big factor here since Minnesota has been awful on the road all season. They have lost their last 5 straight as well as 7 of their last 8 games on the road and a majority of those losses have come by 10+ points as well. They are going up against a Butler team that is 18-14 this season and was 9-11 in their conference. Butler also fizzled out of their conference tournament with a loss in their 1st round but they played a much closer game as they only lost by 4 points. They have also been playing better in their recent games as they have won 2 of their last 3 games. Butler has not been great at home recently as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games there but 2 of those losses came against 2 very good teams in the conference in Marquette and Creighton while their other loss in that span came in their final games of the season against St John's who ended the season hot. They are also coming off of a win against Xavier in their last game at home and they will be able to take advantage of Minnesota's road troubles this season. Butler will cover the spread in this game.