Villanova Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

Capital One Arena is where the Georgetown Hoyas (16-13) will attempt to beat the Villanova Wildcats (18-12) on Tuesday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced Butler and earned the victory with a final of 80-70 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 12 while Butler accumulated 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 28 attempts from long range. Butler shot 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 9 attempts. On top of that, Butler had 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Butler distributed 11 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Villanova allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 26 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in this game as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 33 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 8 of 9 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Villanova wrapped up the contest with a 50.8% FG percentage (30 out of 59) and converted 12 of their 28 3-point shots.

Eric Dixon is a player who was a contributor in the game. He racked up 34 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also grabbed 7 boards. He shot 66.7% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes.

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Villanova heads into this matchup with a mark of 18-12 this season. They average 74.2 pts per contest (180th in D-1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 40.3% on shots from beyond the arc (294 of 730) and 81.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Villanova is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and has racked up 387 dimes on the year, which is 223rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They surrender 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 57th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.5). The Wildcats are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (705 of 1,652) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 294th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 428 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas took a loss by a final score of 76-61 when they played Marquette. When talking about attacking the glass, Georgetown allowed Marquette to grab 34 in total (6 offensive). They went 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 24 and ended up going 4 out of 7 from the charity stripe (57.1%). The Hoyas allowed Marquette to bury 32 of 57 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Hoyas ended up shooting 19 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.5%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Georgetown converted 7 of 24 tries (29.2%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.0%. Marquette committed 20 fouls in this game which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Hoyas were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

Micah Peavy ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in the game. He recorded 15 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 5 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 16-13 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Hoyas are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 189th in the nation. Georgetown has accounted for 2,074 points on the season (71.5 per contest) and they average 35.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per game (121st in college) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. The Hoyas have committed 15.7 fouls every game and they shoot 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 70th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.1. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (79th in college hoops). The Georgetown defense allows 33.5% on 3-point shots (219 of 654) and opponents are making 76.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.9 dimes and 34.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 162nd and 175th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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