Providence Friars vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Sunday, February 6, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: FS1

Capital One Arena is the site where the Georgetown Hoyas (6-14) will attempt to defeat the Providence Friars (19-2) on Sunday.

The Providence Friars took the court against St. John's and took home the win by a score of 86-82 in their last game. Providence finished with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and made 9 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Friars buried 27 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 28 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 assists for this game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of the defense, Providence allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the floor on 35 out of 71 shooting. St. John's totaled 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, St. John's pulled down 31 boards (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. John's ended up shooting 36.4% at the charity stripe by making 4 of their 11 tries. They also buried 8 of their 24 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Friars left the arena with 13 and St. John's racked up 24 personal fouls.

Jared Bynum is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He went 62.5% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He played 30 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He recorded 19 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Providence will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-2 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Providence is grabbing 36.9 boards per game and has totaled 281 dimes this year, which ranks 175th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Friars are connecting on 34.0% on 3-point shots (140 of 412) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They average 70.7 points per game (202nd in the nation) while connecting on 44.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Friars are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.7% on shots from distance while they are 68th in the country in opponents PPG (64.8). The Friars are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (512 of 1,254) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 155th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 254 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas went home defeated by a final of 90-77 against St. John's. The Hoyas were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. St. John's committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgetown made 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Hoyas finished shooting 27 for 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. The Hoyas permitted St. John's to make 35 out of their 69 tries from the floor which left them shooting 50.7% for this game. They shot 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 26 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Georgetown allowed St. John's to get 43 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Donald Carey pitched in for the Hoyas in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

Georgetown has a mark of 6-14 on the season. The Hoyas commit 16.1 fouls per contest while shooting 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (209th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per game. Georgetown has accounted for 1,453 points on the year (72.7 per contest) and they collect 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 41.5% from the field, which ranks 304th in the nation.

The Hoyas on the defensive end are ranked 333rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 76.8. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (290th in Division 1). The Georgetown defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from distance (181 of 508) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 16.0 dimes and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 345th and 286th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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