Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-3) will go up against the Georgetown Hoyas (7-5) on Friday.

The Georgetown Hoyas played Butler and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-64 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up with 16 while Butler finished the game with 9 personal fouls. They also made 4 of their 18 shots from distance. Butler finished the contest at 88.9% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 18 shots. In addition, Butler pulled down 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Butler distributed 12 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, Georgetown allowed 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists in the game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hoyas made 9 of 10 tries for a rate of 90.0%. Georgetown finished the game with a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 62) and converted 7 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Dontrez Styles is one guy who was important in this contest. He left the arena with 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also grabbed 6 boards. He finished 57.1% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Georgetown comes into this contest with a mark of 7-5 on the year. They currently have an average of 75.6 points per outing (174th in the nation) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Hoyas are connecting on 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (106 of 289) and 70.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Georgetown is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per game and has 168 dimes for the year, which is 128th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hoyas are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They currently rank 177th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 142 conceded for the campaign. The Hoyas defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (322 of 733) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 199th in college basketball in opponents PPG (71.6).

In their last game, the Marquette Golden Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 72-57 when they played Providence. In regard to cleaning the glass, Marquette allowed Providence to get 36 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 34.4% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 32 and finished the contest at 17 of 28 at the free throw line (60.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted Providence to make 22 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles finished 18 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.1%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Marquette made 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. Providence earned 18 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 21 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles earned 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this game.

Tyler Kolek was important for the Golden Eagles for the contest. He scored 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists for this game. He buried 7 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 9-3 this season. When it comes to offense, the Golden Eagles are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 69th in Division 1. Marquette has totaled 939 pts this season (78.3 per contest) and they collect 33.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (86th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per contest. The Golden Eagles are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 106th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 67.6. They are forcing 15.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (162nd in college basketball). The Marquette defense allows 32.2% from downtown (95 of 295) and their opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.3 assists and 34.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 234th and 186th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgetown

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