The Providence Friars and the Georgetown Hoyas meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Capital One Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgetown vs Providence Prediction.
Providence Recap
The Providence Friars come into this game looking to add on to their 75-62 win over Villanova last time out to improve to 12-14 on the year. After this game, Providence will head on the road again to take on Marquette.
Friars Snap Four-Game Losing Streak
Jayden Pierre logged 13 PPG with 2.7 RPG and 3.2 APG. Bensley Joseph has 12.6 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Friars in assists to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Providence so far this season. Wesley Cardet Jr. has 9.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Corey Floyd Jr. has 9.4 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Oswin Erhunmwunse has 5.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Providence is averaging 72.4 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three, and 68.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Providence Friars will win
- Providence has won each of its last eight games against Georgetown.
- Georgetown has lost each of its last six night games at Capital One Arena following a road loss.
Georgetown Recap
The Georgetown Hoyas come into this game looking to bounce back from a 97-86 loss at the hands of Butler last time out to 15-10 on the year. After this game, Georgetown will head on the road for a game against Creighton.
Hoyas Looking To Find Some Consistency
Micah Peavy leads the Hoyas in scoring with 15.4 PPG along with 5.4 RPG and 3.6 APG in addition to 2.4 SPG while Thomas Sorber has 14.5 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Hoyas in rebounding. Jayden Epps has 12 PPG and Malik Mack has 12.8 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 4.7 APG as well to lead the Hoyas in assists while capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Georgetown so far this season. As a team, Georgetown is averaging 70.9 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 30% from three, and 70.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Georgetown Hoyas will win
- Georgetown has won 10 of its last 11 home games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Providence has lost five of its last six road games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last five night games between Providence and Georgetown has produced a total of 136 or fewer points.
- Ten of Providence’s last 12 games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 142+ points.
Georgetown vs Providence Prediction
I’m on Georgetown in this one. I get the case to be made for Providence catching points as it can be hard to trust this Georgetown team with consistent performances. However, one win over Villanova (in a game I think had more to do with Villanova losing it than it did about Providence winning it) isn’t going to make me forget about the issues that Providence had defensively when Providence is a team that’s hung their hat on their defense for some time now. Georgetown’s played their best basketball at home this season and side by side, I think they’re the more talented team by a fair margin so I’ll lay the points with the Hoyas in this one.