Georgetown vs Butler 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Butler Bulldogs will travel to Capital One Arena to take on the Georgetown Hoyas this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Butler Bulldogs lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 8-6 on the season after being defeated by the 22^nd ranked Xavier Musketeers, 87-72, this past Friday. Butler had no answers on the defensive end for Xavier and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 42-31 margin. Butler shot 50.0% from the field & 23.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Xavier to shoot 55.1% from the field & 45.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Aaron Thompson who had 20 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Butler is averaging 63.4 ppg on 43.3% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 32.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Butler has been led by Bryce Golden (10.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg), Jayden Taylor (10.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg), Chuck Harris (10.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.1 apg), & Aaron Thompson (8.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.8 spg).

Defensively, Butler is holding their opponents to an average of 62.6 ppg on 42.4% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of -0.4.

The Georgetown Hoyas dropped to 6-6 on the season after being defeated by the Marquette Golden Eagles, 92-64, this past Friday night. Georgetown had no answers for Marquette on either end of the court and could not fight back after the Golden Eagles took a 74-50 lead with 10:16 left in regulation. Georgetown shot 29.9% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc while allowing Marquette to shoot 59.1% from the field & 34.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hoyas was Collin Holloway who had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 block.

On the season, Georgetown is averaging 75.9 ppg on 43.0% shooting from the field. The Hoyas are averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game on 38.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgetown has been led by Aminu Mohammed (14.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.4 spg), Kaiden Rice (13.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg), Dante Harris (13.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.9 spg), & Donald Carey (12.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.4 spg). Donald Carey missed last game with an undisclosed illness.

Defensviely, Georgetown is allowing their opponents to average 74.6 ppg on 43.8% shooting from the field. The Hoyas have a rebound margin of 4.9 and a turnover margin of -1.2.

The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and just 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games vs. Georgetown. The Hoyas are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games, however, are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Big East opponents.

Butler has been led by their defense which comes into this game ranked 46^th in scoring defense & 171^st in defensive FG%, however, the Bulldogs have struggled on the offensive end as they come into this game ranked just 318^th in scoring offense. Georgetown has been led by their offense which ranks 96^th in scoring offense & 27^th in 3P-FG%, however, the defense has struggled slowing opposing teams down and come into this game ranked just 299^th in scoring defense & 240^th in defensive FG%.

Georgetown looked like a team that hadn’t played for almost three weeks against Marquette and I think it’s still hard to trust the Hoyas right now. Butler is not much better in terms of talent than the Hoyas, however, the Bulldogs have picked up a nice road win at Oklahoma earlier this season and as I think their offense will be able to find some success against a bad Georgetown defense, I think the play here is to take Butler and the points. Good Luck!