The Georgetown Hoyas and Butler Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Georgetown Hoyas look to snap a seven-game losing streak. The Butler Bulldogs look to get a game above a .500 record.
The Georgetown Hoyas are averaging 74.1 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 77.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Aminu Mohammed is averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds, while Donald Carey is averaging 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Kaiden Rice is the third double-digit scorer and Dante Harris is dishing 4.4 assists. The Georgetown Hoyas are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The Georgetown Hoyas are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The Butler Bulldogs are averaging 62.6 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 64.6 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Chuck Harris is averaging 11 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Bryce Golden is averaging 9.4 points and 0.6 assists. Jayden Taylor is dishing 1.4 assists and Jair Bolden is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The Butler Bulldogs are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. The Butler Bulldogs are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28 rebounds per game.
The Hoyas are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bulldogs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The over is 6-2 in Hoyas last 8 overall. The over is 4-0-1 in Bulldogs last 5 overall. The road team is 12-4 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
The Butler Bulldogs aren’t exactly world beaters, and neither team is playing good basketball right now. However, Butler did just beat up on Georgetown a couple of weeks ago, and they’re in better form than the Hoyas overall. The Georgetown University Hoyas are losing their last five games by an average of 15 points, and they lose on the road by an average of 15.8 points. Give me Butler and the reasonable chalk.