Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is the site where the Georgetown Hoyas (9-19) will meet the Xavier Musketeers (14-14) on Saturday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced DePaul and took home the win by a score of 91-58 in their last contest. Xavier finished the game with a 52.2% FG percentage (35 out of 67) and made 11 of their 21 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Musketeers made 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists in the game while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of defending, Xavier allowed 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. DePaul doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, DePaul snagged 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. DePaul finished the contest at 78.6% from the free throw line by making 11 of 14 shots. They buried 5 out of their 19 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Musketeers ended up finishing with 16 while DePaul finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Quincy Olivari is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up shooting 68.8% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He played for 29 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He racked up 32 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Xavier will play this game with a record of 14-14 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Xavier is pulling in 38.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 470 assists this year, which is 24th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Musketeers are hitting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (197 of 571) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.8 points per contest (116th in college hoops) while hitting 43.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Musketeers are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They concede 32.8% from 3-point land while they are 219th in D-1 in opponents PPG (73.2). The Musketeers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (734 of 1,730) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 349th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 445 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas went home defeated by a final of 75-47 when they faced Villanova. Concerning rebounding, Georgetown allowed Villanova to pull down 29 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 48.1% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 27 and finished the game at 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Hoyas allowed Villanova to bury 25 out of their 47 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.2% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Hoyas finished the game shooting 14 for 51 from the floor which had them shooting 27.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Georgetown made 7 of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a clip of 85.7%. Villanova was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 2 steals for the matchup. The Hoyas pulled down 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this matchup.

Dontrez Styles ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas for the matchup. He buried 6 of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 9-19 this season. As an offense, the Hoyas are shooting 41.2% from the field, which ranks 329th in college basketball. Georgetown has totaled 1,982 points for the season (70.8 per contest) and they collect 34.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (257th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per contest. The Hoyas have committed 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Georgetown defense surrenders 35.3% on 3-point attempts (218 of 617) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.8 assists and 34.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 348th and 143rd in Division 1. The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 317th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (357th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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