Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (12-2) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (13-2).

The Georgetown Hoyas took the court against Xavier and went home with a win by a final score of 69-63 in their last game. Georgetown finished the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and made 4 of 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hoyas knocked down 15 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to the defense, Georgetown allowed 35.1% from the field on 20 of 57 shooting. Xavier recorded 8 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Xavier totaled 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Xavier finished the contest at 72.0% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 25 attempts. They knocked down 5 of 19 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Hoyas finished with 22 and Xavier finished the game with 19 fouls.

Malik Mack is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Georgetown will enter this game with a record of 12-2 this year. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Georgetown is pulling down 37.9 boards per contest and has totaled 227 assists on the season, which is 114th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hoyas are shooting 31.2% from downtown (94 of 301) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 pts per contest (176th in D-1) while shooting 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on 3-point shots while they are 21st in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.0). The Hoyas defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.0% (310 of 815) and they concede 32.6 boards per game as a group. They are 68th in the nation in giving up assists with 165 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 79-71 when they faced Creighton. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Marquette allowed Creighton to collect 39 in total (10 offensive). They finished 22.6% from distance by going 7 of 31 and ended up shooting 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Golden Eagles allowed Creighton to convert 24 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.0% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Eagles shot 29 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Marquette made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Creighton was called for 12 fouls for this contest which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 11 shots. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the game.

Kameron Jones was important for the Golden Eagles for the game. He made 8 of 22 for this contest for a rate of 36.4%, and earned 9 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 5 assists in this contest.

Marquette has a record of 13-2 so far this year. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 129th in the nation. Marquette has scored 1,206 points for the season (80.4 per contest) and they pull down 34.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.9 times per game (129th in college) and they cough up possession 8.7 times per game. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per game while shooting 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Golden Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 63rd in college in points given up per game with 66.4. They are forcing 16.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (199th in college). The Marquette defense gives up 30.5% from downtown (106 of 347) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.0 assists and 34.4 rebounds every game, which is 307th and 187th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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