Georgetown Hoyas vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: fuboTV

Cintas Center is the location where the Xavier Musketeers (15-4) will go up against the Georgetown Hoyas (5-14) on Saturday.

The Georgetown Hoyas faced off with Villanova and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-73 in their last game. Georgetown finished the contest having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and made 5 out of their 14 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hoyas knocked down 12 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 48.9% from the floor on 23 of 47 shooting. Villanova distributed 9 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. Furthermore, Villanova collected 17 rebounds (0 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Villanova finished the game at 74.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 31 attempts. They converted 8 of 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Hoyas finished with 24 while Villanova had 16 fouls.

Primo Spears is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists. He was on the court for 40 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He totaled 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Georgetown comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-14 so far this year. They have an average of 71.4 pts per contest (187th in college hoops) while going 43.6% from the field. The Hoyas are connecting on 31.6% on 3-pointers (109 of 345) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgetown is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per game and has 223 assists this season, which is 278th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hoyas are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are 352nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 312 surrendered so far this year. The Hoyas defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (533 of 1,179) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 37.2% from beyond the arc while they are 346th in the country in PPG allowed (77.7).

When they last played, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a final score of 73-72 when they played DePaul. Concerning rebounds, Xavier allowed DePaul to pull down 30 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 20 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Musketeers allowed DePaul to bury 26 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Musketeers ended up going 27 for 71 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.0%. In terms of three-point attempts, Xavier converted 4 out of their 20 tries (20.0%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 93.3%. DePaul was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which took the Musketeers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Musketeers were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game.

Zach Freemantle ended up being a factor for the Musketeers in this contest. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He buried 7 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 15-4 on the campaign. The Musketeers commit 16.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.6 times per contest (1st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game. Xavier has accounted for 1,587 points for the season (83.5 per game) and they average 38.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Musketeers are connecting on 49.8% from the floor, which is 8th in the country.

The Xavier defense allows 36.5% on 3-point shots (148 of 406) and opponents are making 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.1 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, which is ranked 336th and 67th in those categories. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 322nd in the country in PPG surrendered with 75.0. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (253rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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