Georgetown vs Villanova 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The 11^th ranked Villanova Wildcats will travel to Capital One Arena to take on the Georgetown Hoyas this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The 11^th ranked Villanova Wildcats had their 6-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 13-5 on the season after being defeated by the Marquette Golden Eagles, 57-54, this past Wednesday. Villanova struggled on the offensive end against Marquette and the Golden Eagles were able to pull off the upset victory after Justin Lewis hit a game-winning three-pointer for Marquette with :13 seconds left in regulation. Villanova shot 37.9% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Marquette to shoot 41.2% from the field & 44.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Collin Gillespie who had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Villanova is averaging 72.1 ppg on 43.2% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 9.3 three-pointers per game on 35.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Villanova has been led by Collin Gillespie (16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.3 spg), Justin Moore (15.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.1 spg), Jermaine Samuels (10.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Eric Dixon (9.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.4 apg).

Defensively, Villanova is holding their opponents to an average of 60.2 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of 4.6 and a turnover margin of 2.8.

The Georgetown Hoyas lost their 5^th straight game and dropped to 6-9 on the season after being defeated by the 21^st ranked Providence Friars, 83-75, this past Thursday. Georgetown struggled defensively against Providence and could not fight back after the Hoyas took a 58-42 lead with 11:41 left in regulation. Georgetown shot 40.0% from the field & 56.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Providence to shoot 52.9% from the field & 47.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hoyas was Donald Carey who had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, & 4 steals.

On the season, Georgetown is averaging 74.2 ppg on 42.0% shooting from the field. The Hoyas are averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game on 38.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Stanford has been led by Kaiden Rice (13.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg), Aminu Mohammed (13.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.5 spg), Donald Carey (13.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.6 spg), & Dante Harris (12.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.8 spg).

Defensviely, Georgetown is allowing their opponents to average 75.9 ppg on 44.5% shooting from the field. The Hoyas have a rebound margin of 4.4 and a turnover margin of -1.7.

The Wildcats are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games, however, are just 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games vs. Georgetown. The Hoyas are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games.

Georgetown has been led by their offense which ranks 128^th in scoring offense, t-109^th in three-pointers made per game, & 22^nd in 3P-FG%, however, the Hoyas defense has struggled as they currently rank just 317^th in scoring defense & 260^th in defense FG%. Villanova has been led by their defense which ranks 18^th in scoring defense, 41^st in defensive FG%, & 77^th in rebound margin, however, although he Wildcats shoot well from beyond the arc (42^nd in three-pointers made per game; 85^th in 3P-FG%), the offense can struggle at times as the Wildcats rank just 176^th in scoring offense & 232^nd in scoring defense.

Georgetown has really struggled this season and despite having a 6-4 home record, they have lost both of thier Big East games to Marquette & Butler by an average of 21.0 ppg. Villanova can struggle at times against teams that can slow down their offense, however, Georgetown is not a team that I’m too worried about defenseively and as I think the Villanova defense will hold Georgetown to about 50-55 points, I think Villanova does enough offensively to cover this large spread. Good Luck!