Marquette vs Georgetown 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Georgetown Hoyas and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon.

The Georgetown Hoyas come into this one looking to snap their six-game losing streak after a 73-57 loss to Villanova last time out. Primo Spears leads the Hoyas in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 5.2 APG while Brandon Murray has 15 PPG and 3.6 APG this season. Qudus Wahab has 10.8 PPG with 7.6 RPG and Jay Heath has 13.4 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Georgetown up to this point in the year. As a team, Georgetown is averaging 72.4 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

The Marquette Golden Eagles will be out to build on a three-game win streak after a 96-85 win over St. John’s last time out. Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Olivier-Maxence Prosper has 15 PPG with 4.9 RPG. David Joplin has 10.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Oso Ighodaro also has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Marquette this season. Tyler Kolek also has 9.3 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 7.6 APG this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 82.4 PPG on 49.8% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 69.6% from the foul line this season.

Georgetown is 10-26 ATS in their last 36 games following a double-digit home loss and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games. Marquette is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.

I get the case to be made for a sizeable underdog in conference play, but I’m back to being done with Georgetown personally. The Hoyas just look lost with Patrick Ewing leading the way and even when they’re playing hard, they’re simply getting crushed by the better team. Marquette has had some ups and downs, but they’ve looked really good offensively and I just don’t know if Georgetown can stop anyone right now. Give me the Golden Eagles laying the points.