Marquette Golden Eagles vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is the location where the Georgetown Hoyas (8-12) will go up against the Marquette Golden Eagles (16-5) on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles took the court against Villanova and earned the victory with a final of 85-80 in their last game. Marquette ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 of 54) and buried 10 of their 22 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 21 of their 29 tries for a rate of 72.4%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 35 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Marquette let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 out of 66 shooting. Villanova earned 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. On top of that, Villanova snagged 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova ended up shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 17 shots. They also converted 11 of their 32 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 14 while Villanova racked up 22 fouls.

Tyler Kolek is one guy who was a factor in the game. He left the arena with 32 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and dished out 9 assists.

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Marquette enters this matchup with a mark of 16-5 for the season. They are averaging 77.9 points per outing (86th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.2% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 33.4% on three-point attempts (180 of 539) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 343 dimes so far this season, which is 36th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.1 fouls. They give up 33.4% from 3-point land while they are 93rd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.2). The Golden Eagles are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (510 of 1,199) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 271st in college hoops in giving up assists with 292 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas took a defeat with a final score of 84-76 when they faced Providence. The Hoyas snagged 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Providence earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.2%. With regard to shooting from distance, Georgetown made 9 of 26 tries (34.6%). When the game finished, the Hoyas finished shooting 27 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. The Hoyas allowed Providence to knock down 28 of their 49 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.1% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 26.3% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 19 and ended up shooting 23 of 27 at the charity stripe (85.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Georgetown permitted Providence to snag 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Ismael Massoud ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 5 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 8-12 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Hoyas are connecting on 42.0% from the field, which ranks them 305th in the country. Georgetown has 1,456 points on the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they collect 35.1 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.7 times per game (234th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Hoyas are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they hit 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense concedes 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (133 of 415) and opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.5 assists and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 304th and 158th in those categories. The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 270th in the country in PPG given up with 75.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (344th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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