Siena Saints vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Georgetown Hoyas (4-5) are welcoming the Siena Saints (5-3) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Siena Saints faced Canisius and notched a win by a score of 74-70 in their last contest. Siena ended the game having earned a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 out of 52) and converted 9 of their 17 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Saints made 19 of 21 shots for a rate of 90.5%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 dimes in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In the matter of defending, Siena allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the floor on 27 of 65 shooting. Canisius recorded 18 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Canisius collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Canisius ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 5 of 7 tries. They also knocked down 11 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Saints ended up with 16 while Canisius recorded 20 personal fouls.

Javian McCollum is one guy who was important in this matchup. He racked up 27 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 32 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Siena will take the court with a mark of 5-3 this year. They average 72.4 pts per game (183rd in D-1) while connecting on 46.7% from the floor. The Saints are shooting 38.8% on 3-pointers (59 of 152) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Siena is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 109 assists for the year, which has them ranked 220th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a team are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Saints are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 141st in D-1 in allowing assists with 100 surrendered for the campaign. The Saints defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.0% (209 of 454) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 204th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.6).

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 against South Carolina. The Hoyas recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. South Carolina earned 19 fouls in this contest which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Georgetown converted 3 of 18 attempts (16.7%). When the game finished, the Hoyas ended up going 28 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1%. The Hoyas allowed South Carolina to convert 28 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them at 45.2% for this game. They shot 32.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 31 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Georgetown allowed South Carolina to get 37 in total (14 offensive).

Jay Heath was important for the Hoyas for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 43 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 7 of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 4-5 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoyas are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 191st in the country. Georgetown has scored 674 points this season (74.9 per game) and they collect 37.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.0 times per contest (280th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per game. The Hoyas commit 15.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (88 of 259) and their opponents are connecting on 71.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 38.4 total boards per game, which is 297th and 333rd in the country. The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 291st in college basketball in PPG allowed with 73.9. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (179th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Siena

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