Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (13-6) are on their way to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Providence Friars (9-10).

The Georgetown Hoyas stepped onto the hardwood against Villanova and went home with a win by a final score of 64-63 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hoyas left the arena with 13 while Villanova totaled 13 fouls. They also converted 10 of 25 attempts from long range. Villanova went 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, Villanova pulled down 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Villanova totaled 13 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defending, Georgetown let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hoyas converted 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Georgetown wrapped up the contest with a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 of 58) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Micah Peavy is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played 36 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 56.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Georgetown will play this game with a win-loss record of 13-6 for the season. They currently have an average of 72.4 points per outing (245th in college) while hitting 45.8% from the floor. The Hoyas are connecting on 32.2% on 3-pointers (128 of 397) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Georgetown is collecting 37.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 288 assists for the season, which is 96th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are 107th in D-1 in allowing assists with 226 relinquished this season. The Hoyas defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.7% (424 of 1,095) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 25th in college in PPG allowed (64.4).

The last time they took the court, the Providence Friars took a loss by a score of 75-73 against Villanova. When discussing attacking the glass, Providence allowed Villanova to grab 32 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 26.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 26 and ended up shooting 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Friars permitted Villanova to convert 26 of 60 tries from the field which had them at 43.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Friars finished shooting 24 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, Providence knocked down 14 out of their 36 attempts (38.9%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Villanova had 10 fouls for the contest which got the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Friars were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Bensley Joseph was important for the Friars in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 40 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for the contest. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 9-10 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Friars are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which is 246th in the nation. Providence has totaled 1,362 points for the season (71.7 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.9 times per game (309th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Friars are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per game and they go 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense concedes 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (122 of 393) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.9 dimes and 33.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 38th and 117th in those categories on the defensive end. The Friars on the defensive end are ranked 115th in the nation in points given up per game with 69.5. They are able to force 8.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (93rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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