Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (8-11) are hitting the road to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will play the Providence Friars (13-6).

The Georgetown Hoyas took the court against Butler and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-66 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hoyas walked away with 17 and Butler recorded 14 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 16 attempts from distance. Butler finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 24 shots. Furthermore, Butler collected 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Butler distributed 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 56.9% from the floor on 33 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hoyas converted 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Georgetown ended the contest having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (23 of 66) and converted 9 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Jayden Epps is a guy who came through for this contest. He was able to score 16 points on 4 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played but concluded the game with no rebounds. He finished 21.1% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Georgetown steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 8-11 on the campaign. They average 72.6 pts per game (237th in the country) while connecting on 41.9% from the field. The Hoyas are shooting 34.6% on shots from distance (160 of 462) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgetown is grabbing 35.3 boards per contest and has earned 242 dimes on the year, which ranks 238th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hoyas have forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on shots from downtown while they are 260th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (74.6). The Hoyas defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (525 of 1,125) and they surrender 34.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are 298th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 67-63 when they faced Seton Hall. When talking about attacking the glass, Providence allowed Seton Hall to snag 37 in total (18 on the offensive side). They finished 31.3% from downtown by hitting 5 of 16 and ended up shooting 16 out of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). The Friars permitted Seton Hall to convert 21 out of 65 tries from the field which had them shooting 32.3% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Friars went 22 for 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. In relation to three-point attempts, Providence knocked down 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a rate of 94.1%. Seton Hall had 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Friars collected 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game.

Davonte Gaines ended up being a factor for the Friars for this contest. He scored 17 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 13-6 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Friars are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 126th in Division 1. Providence has 1,400 pts on the season (73.7 per contest) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per contest (140th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. The Friars are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Friars are ranked 45th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (25th in college hoops). The Providence defense surrenders 31.9% on 3-point shots (114 of 357) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 8.7 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which is 3rd and 172nd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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