Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 1/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Friday, January 3, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (11-2) will take on the Xavier Musketeers (8-5) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Xavier Musketeers faced Marquette and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-70 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Musketeers ended up with 14 while Marquette recorded 20 personal fouls. They made 7 of 19 tries from beyond the arc. Marquette ended up going 63.6% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Marquette grabbed 27 boards (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Marquette dished out 16 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Musketeers made 16 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Xavier walked away from the game with a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and made 6 out of their 19 shots from distance.

Marcus Foster is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up going 41.7% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played for 33 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Xavier will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 8-5 this year. They average 79.6 points per contest (90th in college) on 46.9% from the field. The Musketeers are hitting 40.1% on shots from downtown (116 of 289) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Xavier is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 227 assists for the campaign, which ranks 32nd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.4 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Musketeers have forced 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are 253rd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 182 relinquished this season. The Musketeers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (323 of 755) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 35.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 131st in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away with a victory by a final of 83-53 against Coppin State. Regarding how they rebounded, Georgetown allowed Coppin State to collect 22 overall (12 offensive). They went 36.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 19 and ended up going 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Hoyas permitted Coppin State to convert 18 out of 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 29.0% for this contest. Overall, the Hoyas walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. In relation to three-point shots, Georgetown buried 8 of 18 tries (44.4%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a clip of 93.8%. Coppin State committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hoyas to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also coughed it up 19 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Hoyas pulled down 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup.

Thomas Sorber ended up having an impact for the Hoyas for the game. He scored 22 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists for the matchup. He made 9 of 12 in the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and earned 12 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 11-2 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Hoyas are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 73rd in the nation. Georgetown has scored 990 points this year (76.2 per contest) and they collect 37.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.6 times per game (58th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. The Hoyas are responsible for committing 14.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.7% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense allows 32.6% from downtown (95 of 291) and opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.1 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 108th and 90th in Division 1. The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the country in points allowed per contest with 63.0. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (19th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Georgetown and under the total points

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