The Syracuse Orange and Georgetown Hoyas face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Capital One Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Syracuse vs Georgia Tech prediction.

Syracuse Looks to Build on Last Game 

Syracuse has been up and down this season, but they are coming off a victory against Cornell. Syracuse scored 81 points and they ended up winning by 11 points. Judah Mintz was the top player putting up 28 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Syracuse on the season is averaging 76.9 points while their defense is giving up 71.1 points per game. They are averaging 65.1 shots per game which is 25th in college basketball. They like to get up and down and they are going to try and push the pace again here. 

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Georgetown Looks to Build on Last Game

Georgetown might have lost the last game but they were competitive and almost beat a very good TCU team. Georgetown scored 47 points in the second half against TCU, but they ended up losing by a point. Jayden Epps was the top player putting up 24 points, five rebounds and four assists. Georgetown on the season is averaging 79 points while their defense is giving up 72.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 103rd and they are going to need the offense to be good again here. Epps has been the top player putting up 19.1 points while shooting 48.1 percent from the field. 

Syracuse vs Georgetown Betting Prediction

There is going to be very little defense played by either team. Syracuse likes to push the pace and they are going to have no issue running up the score against Georgetown here. Georgetown on the season is averaging 79 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. There won’t be any defense played and this game is going to be a shootout. Back the over.