Texas Tech is coming into this game with a 5-1 record this season and they are in their 1st year with a new head coach. Texas Tech is also playing their 1st road game of the season here as they have 3 wins at home as well as 2 wins and 1 loss at a neutral location. They lost their 1st game of the tournament they were in against Villanova, losing by 10+ points, but they followed up with 2 straight wins to finish strong. They played very well in their last game against Michigan as they beat them by 10+ points but they also struggled to beat Northern Iowa in that tournament as well, only winning that game by 2 points. They are going up against a Butler team that is 5-2 this season and they have improved a lot from last year with Thad Matta as head coach. They do have 2 losses this season but both came against ranked teams as they lost by 20 against Michigan State on the road and by 5 against FAU at a neutral location. They won their last 2 straight games though with wins against Penn State and Boise State, both wins coming by 10+ points, and they have also won all 3 of their home games this season by 10+ points as well. Butler has been playing very well recently and they will continue to dominate here at home like they have all season as Texas Tech stumbles in their 1st road game of the season. Butler will cover the spread here.