Providence Friars vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is where the Georgetown Hoyas (9-20) will attempt to defeat the Providence Friars (18-11) on Tuesday.

The Providence Friars took the court against Villanova and took a loss by a score of 71-60 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Friars finished with 13 and Villanova totaled 14 personal fouls. They also made 13 of 23 tries from distance. Villanova finished 88.9% at the free throw line by making 8 of 9 shots. Furthermore, Villanova grabbed 24 boards (1 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova earned 14 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, Providence allowed their opponent to shoot 51.0% from the floor on 25 of 49 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Friars buried 8 of 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Providence finished the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 of 52) and knocked down 10 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Josh Oduro is one player who was a factor for this game. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He went 42.9% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Providence will enter this matchup with a mark of 18-11 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Providence is grabbing 35.7 boards per game and has accounted for 402 dimes for the season, which is 157th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Friars are hitting 33.3% on 3-pointers (242 of 727) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.3 points per outing (199th in D-1) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Friars are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are 20th in college hoops in allowing assists with 309 surrendered on the season. The Friars are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.8% (729 of 1,742) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 97th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.1).

When they last played, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a score of 98-93 when they faced Xavier. In relation to cleaning the glass, Georgetown allowed Xavier to collect 29 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 14 and finished the game at 34 out of 46 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Hoyas permitted Xavier to make 30 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.5% in the game. In all, the Hoyas went 32 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 51.6%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown buried 13 out of 25 attempts (52.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 72.7%. Xavier was called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Hoyas were able to corral 18 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the contest.

Rowan Brumbaugh was important for the Hoyas in this contest. He had 24 points in his 30 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 9 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Georgetown has a record of 9-20 so far this year. The Hoyas are committing 16.6 fouls every game and they shoot 72.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.4 times per contest (249th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Georgetown has accounted for 2,075 pts this season (71.6 per game) and they pull in 34.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Hoyas are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which is ranked 323rd in the country.

The Hoyas on defense are ranked 325th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.0. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (357th in college basketball). The Georgetown defense gives up 35.2% from downtown (222 of 631) and their opponents are knocking down 71.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 15.6 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 347th and 142nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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