Georgetown at Villanova odds, picks and prediction
The Georgetown Hoyas (5-8 overall, 3-5 Big East) visit the Villanova Wildcats (11-2 , 6-1) in a Sunday afternoon contest tipping off at 2:30 p.m. ET at Finneran Pavilion. Below, we analyze the Georgetown-Villanova college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Villanova is No. 3 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Georgetown at Villanova:Odds, spread andlines
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- Money line : Georgetown +725 (bet $100 to win $725) | Villanova -1250 (bet $1,250 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS : Georgetown +13.5 (-110) | Villanova -13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under : 144.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Georgetown at Villanova: Three things to know
- The Wildcats had a nine-game win streak snapped Wednesday at St. John's. Villanova was undone by the dreaded double of posting its worst shooting mark of the season (32.3%) alongside its worst turnover performance (15).
- Georgetown is coming off a long COVID-19-induced layoff (Jan. 10-29) and the two impressive wins - 73-72 vs. Providence and 86-79 at No. 12 Creighton. The latter of those games was Wednesday and it snapped a seven-game road skid that dated back to last season.
- Villanova F Jermaine Samuels had a recent three-game stretch that saw him average 15.7 PPG on a 57.1% mark from the floor. That surge has the senior close to becoming a fifth double-digit scorer for a 'Nova team averaging its most points since the 2017-18 national championship season. Samuels is averaging 9.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
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Georgetown at Villanova: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Villanova 78, Georgetown 67
Money line (ML)
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Wildcats beat the Hoyas 76-63 when these two teams met in D.C in December. The spread in that one was Villanova -12.
The thought of a Villanova returning to form - especially off the iffy shooting and turnover numbers from its loss to St. John's - and a road-weary GU team being a bit flat has some merit but a 14.5-point tag is too much for a 'Nova team which plays low-possession-total games.
When favored by 9-to-15 points this season, the Wildcats are 3-4 ATS. For Sunday, the lean is on the Hoyas if you can get a level-priced (-110 or better) +14.5 or +15 cushion.
Over/Under (O/U)
The last meeting between these two was appraised at 142.5 and landed on 139. The 'Cats and Hoyas combined for 79 points in the first half of a game in which the home side gave plenty of push. Without team-average shooting or an average number of free-throw attempts, the game landed on 139.
TAKE THE OVER 144.5 (-115).
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