Georgetown at Butler odds, picks and predictions
The Georgetown Hoyas (7-4) and Butler Bulldogs (9-2) meet Tuesday for the Big East conference opener at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Georgetown vs. Butler odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Hoyas have picked up consecutive wins against Coppin State and Notre Dame, including a 72-68 OT road win over the Fighting Irish on Saturday as a 4-point underdog. Despite the cover, Georgetown is still 2-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 7 games overall, and coach Ed Cooley Jr.'s team has hit the Over at a 5-2-1 clip across the past 8 outings.
The Bulldogs punished Saginaw Valley State, a Division II team, by a 96-70 score in the final tune-up prior to conference play. Overall, Butler has won 6 in a row since consecutive losses to Michigan State and FAU. The Bulldogs are a respectable 4-2 ATS in the past 6 outings with a spread, and the Over is 4-2 in those contests.
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Georgetown at Butler odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:28 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Georgetown +520 (bet $100 to win $520) | Butler -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgetown +11.5 (-110) | Butler -11.5 -110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Georgetown at Butler picks and predictions
Prediction
Butler 80, Georgetown 72
Moneyline
Butler (-750) has been playing good basketball so far, and it aims for its 10th victory of the season in this Big East opener.
The team's split last season, with each team winning on the other's home court. In fact, the road team is 3-1 straight up (SU) in the past 4 meetings. You can't risk 7 1/2 times your potential return with recent history like that, and really, you shouldn't risk that much anyway. Betting such heavy favorites over the long term is a losing strategy.
PASS.
Against the spread
GEORGETOWN +11.5 (-110) is a solid play catching double digits in this conference opener for both. As an underdog of 5 or more points in this series, Georgetown is 4-1 ATS in the past 5 instances. The Hoyas are 2-0 ATS in the past 2 games as a 'dog of 4 or more points this season, too.
Butler -11.5 (-110) has failed to cover the past 2 outings at Hinkle against Cal and Buffalo after starting the season on a 7-1 ATS run.
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Over/Under
OVER 149.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most, as this is as rather high total.
Still, Butler has cashed the Over in 2 of the past 3 at home, while going high in each of the past 3 against Power 6 conference opponents.
Georgetown cashed the Over at Notre Dame last time out, helped out by a trip to OT, but the Over is on a 5-2-1 run for the Hoyas. Georgetown yields 71.4 PPG, and it allows teams to shoot 43.8% from the field, so Butler should be able to pile up the points in Indy. The Hoyas have the weapons to keep up, though.
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