Marquette Golden Eagles vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is where the Georgetown Hoyas (16-12) will meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (21-7) on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Providence and took home the win by a score of 82-52 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 13 while Providence accumulated 12 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 26 shots from long range. Providence finished the game at 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 11 tries. In addition, Providence snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Providence earned 10 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the field on 19 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 11 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Marquette finished the game having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and buried 17 of 41 shots from downtown.

Ben Gold is one player who was a factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 22 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Marquette heads into this matchup with a record of 21-7 on the season. They have an average of 77.1 pts per game (94th in D-1) while going 44.2% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.9% on shots from distance (269 of 818) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is grabbing 34.1 boards per contest and has totaled 396 dimes for the year, which is 171st in college in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Eagles have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.8 personal fouls. They rank 283rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 407 surrendered on the year. The Golden Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (673 of 1,540) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 31.6% from beyond the arc and they are 52nd in college in opponents points per game (67.0).

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas took a defeat with a final score of 93-79 when they faced Connecticut. In regard to attacking the glass, Georgetown permitted Connecticut to pull down 32 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They went 37.5% from three-point range by going 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Hoyas permitted Connecticut to make 33 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 55.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hoyas shot 29 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.8%. When discussing three-point shots, Georgetown converted 11 out of their 27 tries (40.7%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Connecticut earned 12 fouls for the matchup which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hoyas earned 11 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 15 in this game.

Micah Peavy ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the contest. He had 25 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for this contest. He made 10 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 16-12 on the season. As an offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 169th in college. Georgetown has totaled 2,013 pts on the season (71.9 per game) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per contest (119th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. The Hoyas are committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 65th in college in points allowed per contest with 67.8. They have forced 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (60th in college). The Georgetown defense allows 33.5% on three-point shots (211 of 630) and their opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.7 assists and 34.1 boards per game, which is ranked 148th and 175th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgetown

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