Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Xavier Musketeers (8-3) are en route to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Georgetown Hoyas (5-6).

The Xavier Musketeers faced Southern and took home the win by a score of 79-77 in their last contest. Xavier walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and converted 9 out of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Musketeers made 12 of 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Xavier allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. Southern doled out 11 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In addition, Southern collected 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Southern finished shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 18 attempts. They converted 7 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Musketeers finished with 12 while Southern finished the game with 18 fouls.

Souley Boum is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He accumulated 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes but didn't pull down any rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Xavier heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-3 this year. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Xavier is collecting 36.9 rebounds per game and has 226 assists for the season, which is 2nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Musketeers are connecting on 40.8% on shots from downtown (82 of 201) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.2 pts per contest (19th in Division 1) while hitting 50.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Musketeers are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 267th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.5). The Musketeers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.3% (290 of 670) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 321st in the nation in giving up assists with 162 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas went home defeated by a final of 83-64 against Syracuse. The Hoyas snagged 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. Syracuse had 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 87.5%. With regard to shooting from distance, Georgetown buried 6 out of their 25 tries (24.0%). When the game finished, the Hoyas walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 37.3%. The Hoyas permitted Syracuse to convert 30 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 21.4% from distance by shooting 3 out of 14 and finished the contest at 20 out of 21 at the charity stripe (95.2%). When discussing rebounds, Georgetown permitted Syracuse to collect 31 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Primo Spears ended up being important for the Hoyas for this contest. He recorded 22 points in his 39 minutes on the court and earned 5 dimes in this contest. He made 6 of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 5-6 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hoyas are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 198th in the nation. Georgetown has earned 813 pts on the year (73.9 per contest) and they collect 37.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per game (280th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Hoyas are responsible for committing 15.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 307th in the country in PPG allowed with 74.2. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (169th in college hoops). The Georgetown defense gives up 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (100 of 300) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 15.0 assists and 38.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 318th and 328th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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