Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI

TV: FS1

Dunkin Donuts Center is the location where the Providence Friars (14-2) will try to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (6-8) on Thursday.

The Georgetown Hoyas played St. John's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-69 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up walking away with 21 while St. John's finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 18 attempts from downtown. St. John's ended up going 72.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 29 shots. In addition, St. John's pulled down 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. John's distributed 22 assists and had 13 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Georgetown allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 34 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hoyas knocked down 12 of 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Georgetown finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (24 out of 61) and converted 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aminu Mohammed is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 12 rebounds. He finished shooting 71.4% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Georgetown heads into this one with a record of 6-8 on the year. They have an average of 74.1 points per game (134th in the nation) while connecting on 42.1% from the field. The Hoyas are shooting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (112 of 305) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgetown is grabbing 40.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 184 assists on the season, which ranks 294th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are 271st in college basketball in giving up assists with 231 surrendered for the campaign. The Hoyas defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.0% (389 of 884) and they surrender 35.9 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 35.0% on shots from distance while they are 317th in the country in points per game allowed (75.4).

In their last game, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 83-73 when they played St. John's. When talking about attacking the glass, Providence permitted St. John's to get 33 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 22.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 8 of 17 at the charity stripe (47.1%). The Friars permitted St. John's to convert 30 of 73 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.1% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Friars went 27 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. Concerning shots from distance, Providence knocked down 3 of 16 tries (18.8%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 86.7%. St. John's was called for 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They gave up possession 16 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Friars corralled 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest.

Nate Watson ended up being important for the Friars in this matchup. He converted 9 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 81.8%, and earned 11 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Providence has a win-loss record of 14-2 this year. The Friars commit 15.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (200th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. Providence has scored 1,116 points so far this year (69.8 per contest) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Friars are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which ranks 211th in college basketball.

The Friars on defense are ranked 57th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (44th in college hoops). The Providence defense gives up 31.2% on 3-point shots (110 of 353) and their opponents are converting on 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.5 dimes and 33.8 boards every game, which ranks them 105th and 123rd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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