Georgetown Hoyas vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 1/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Villanova Wildcats

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (12-5) are en route to Finneran Pavilion on Monday where they will meet the Villanova Wildcats (11-7).

The Georgetown Hoyas faced St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 63-58 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoyas walked away with 17 and St. John's finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 24 shots from distance. St. John's finished 64.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 14 attempts. Furthermore, St. John's collected 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. John's dished out 13 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Georgetown allowed 34.8% from the floor on 23 of 66 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in this game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hoyas made 7 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Georgetown finished having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 58) and made 3 of their 14 3-point attempts.

Micah Peavy is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He went 45.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Georgetown will enter this matchup with a mark of 12-5 for the year. They have an average of 73.1 points per outing (232nd in the nation) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The Hoyas are hitting 32.1% on three-point shots (112 of 349) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgetown is collecting 37.9 boards per game and has accumulated 262 assists this year, which ranks 120th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They rank 80th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 202 relinquished on the season. The Hoyas defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.2% (380 of 996) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.8% on three-point shots and they rank 23rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Villanova Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 69-63 against Xavier. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Villanova permitted Xavier to get 24 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by hitting 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 19 of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). The Wildcats permitted Xavier to bury 20 out of 49 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Villanova converted 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Xavier was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup.

Eric Dixon ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the matchup. He converted 6 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest.

Villanova has a mark of 11-7 this year. The Wildcats have committed 16.9 fouls per game while shooting 79.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per game (184th in the country) and they cough up possession 9.9 times per contest. Villanova has totaled 1,400 points so far this season (77.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 49th in the nation.

The Villanova defense gives up 35.7% on shots from distance (153 of 429) and their opposition knocks down 68.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.1 dimes and 29.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 264th and 10th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 81st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 67.7. They have forced 10.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (161st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Villanova

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