Villanova at Georgetown odds, picks and predictions
The Villanova Wildcats (13-11, 6-7 Big East) and Georgetown Hoyas (8-16, 1-12) renew acquaintances in a Friday Big East contest. Tip-off at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., will be at 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Villanova vs. Georgetown odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Villanova is coming off covering a 6-point spread in a Sunday home win vs. Seton Hall (80-54). The Wildcats are in search of a 2nd straight victory for the first time since Jan. 3. They have covered the spread 3 games in a row.
Georgetown enters on a 9-game skid, last winning Jan. 6. The Hoyas' recent loss came Tuesday at Creighton where they were routed 94-72 and failed to cover as 19-point underdogs. Once-mighty GU is just 3-30 over its last 33 Big East games.
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Villanova at Georgetown odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 9:15 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Villanova -490 (bet $490 to win $100) | Georgetown +365 (bet $100 to win $365)
- Against the spread (ATS): Villanova -9.5 (-110) | Georgetown +9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Villanova at Georgetown picks and predictions
Prediction
Villanova 76, Georgetown 68
Moneyline
PASS.
The home five is a sliver of a lean here, but don't figure the defensively challenged Hoyas to be much of a threat to post a W.
Against the spread
The last time these Big East programs met, the Wildcats ran the Hoyas off the floor in an 80-48 rout last March in the conference tournament -- Villanova was an 11-point favorite and the O/U was 142. However, against the number, Georgetown is 5-2 in this series since 2021.
The Wildcats are 1-4 straight up (SU) and 2-5 ATS across their last 5 road games.
GU shows just enough scoring, offensive rebounding and free-throw frequency to be a lean in this spot. Villanova plays an extreme slow-down style. That may serve to keep the Hoyas within 7-9 points when the endgame seconds are ticking away late. Against the other 2 slowest teams in the Big East -- UConn and Seton Hall -- GU is a combined 3-1 ATS.
Consider a partial-unit play on GEORGETOWN +9.5 (-110).
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Over/Under
Across its 9-game skid, Georgetown has coughed up a 54.6% field-goal mark (including a 41.5% rate on 3's). The Over has clocked an 8-1 record in those 9 games.
The Hoyas have showed flashes of offense against top-50 types. In those 4 aforementioned games against UConn and Seton Hall, the Over went 4-0.
BACK OVER 139.5 (-115).
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