Georgetown Hoyas vs Butler Bulldogs Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Butler Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FS1

The Butler Bulldogs (10-10) will take on the Georgetown Hoyas (6-11) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Georgetown Hoyas faced off with Connecticut and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-73 in their last contest. Georgetown ended with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 60) and converted 11 of their 21 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hoyas made 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 23 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, Georgetown allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 34 out of 68 shooting. Connecticut doled out 21 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Connecticut collected 35 rebounds (16 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Connecticut finished the game at 78.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. They knocked down 10 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Hoyas left the arena with 16 and Connecticut totaled 15 fouls.

Aminu Mohammed is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and collected 7 boards. He ended up going 54.5% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Georgetown heads into this contest with a mark of 6-11 on the year. They are averaging 74.1 pts per contest (125th in D-1) while connecting on 42.3% from the field. The Hoyas are connecting on 38.6% on 3-pointers (144 of 373) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgetown is collecting 38.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 223 assists for the campaign, which is 263rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hoyas are able to force 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% from 3-point land while they are 335th in college basketball in PPG allowed (77.6). The Hoyas defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (480 of 1,059) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 305th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 280 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Butler Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 72-55 when they played Creighton. When talking about attacking the glass, Butler permitted Creighton to pull down 28 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished 9.1% from 3-point land by shooting 2 out of 22 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Bulldogs permitted Creighton to knock down 21 of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.6% in the matchup. Overall, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 25 for 61 from the field which had them at 41.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Butler knocked down 10 of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. Creighton was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs recorded 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the game.

Bo Hodges pitched in for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He converted 6 out of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Butler has a mark of 10-10 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 41.5% from the field, which is ranked 299th in the nation. Butler has totaled 1,251 pts this year (62.6 per game) and they pull down 31.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.3 times per game (305th in the country) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they go 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 70th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (191st in college basketball). The Butler defense allows 31.7% from downtown (134 of 423) and their opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.7 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, which ranks them 109th and 109th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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