Connecticut Huskies vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Connecticut Huskies vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: CBS

The Connecticut Huskies (20-7) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Sunday where they will play the Georgetown Hoyas (6-21).

The Connecticut Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and went home with a win by a final score of 71-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 12 and Villanova recorded 15 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Villanova finished the game shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 tries. In addition, Villanova collected 26 rebounds (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova distributed 9 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Connecticut let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the field on 21 of 46 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Connecticut ended with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and converted 10 of 24 three-point attempts.

Adama Sanogo is one player who came through in this game. He left the arena with 20 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played 33 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Connecticut will take the court with a win-loss record of 20-7 this year. They are averaging 76.3 pts per contest (54th in college hoops) while going 43.6% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 35.3% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 578) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Connecticut is grabbing 40.9 rebounds per contest and has 388 dimes on the year, which is 115th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group they commit 17.0 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 32nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 275 conceded on the campaign. The Huskies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.7% (620 of 1,560) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 64th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 against DePaul. The Hoyas earned 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. DePaul was called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown knocked down 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Hoyas went 23 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.3%. The Hoyas allowed DePaul to knock down 23 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1% for the contest. They went 25.0% from distance via 4 out of 16 and ended up going 18 out of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). With respect to attacking the glass, Georgetown permitted DePaul to get 35 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Aminu Mohammed ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in this matchup. He scored 18 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 of 14 for the game for a rate of 42.9%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 6-21 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Hoyas are shooting 40.2% from the floor, which ranks them 337th in D-1. Georgetown has tallied 1,919 pts this season (71.1 per contest) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per game (228th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Hoyas commit 16.1 personal fouls per game and they go 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense allows 36.3% on 3-point attempts (251 of 692) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 16.8 dimes and 36.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 353rd and 304th in the country. The Hoyas are ranked 335th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 76.9. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (303rd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Connecticut

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