Marquette vs Georgetown Prediction 1-7-25 College Basketball Picks

The Georgetown Hoyas and the Marquette Golden Eagles meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Fiserv Forum. Here’s a Marquette vs Georgetown prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Marquette vs Georgetown pick.

Georgetown Hoyas Betting Preview

This year the Hoyas got off to a 2-0 start this year, taking fairly routine wins over Lehigh and Fairfield in their first pair. Georgetown would take their first loss of the season versus Notre Dame in game three but then hit a five-game win streak afterward. Those victories were against Mount St. Mary’s, St. Francis PA, Wagner, Albany, and UMBC in succession. Loss number two came on December 6 versus West Virginia, but since then Georgetown has rattled off another five straight wins. Those victories have come versus Syracuse, Creighton, Seton Hall, Coppin State, and Xavier in order for a 12-2 start to the season for the Hoyas.

Matched up against Xavier in their Friday game, the Hoyas were looking up at a 30-24 advantage on the scoreboard at halftime. Georgetown kept the pace from there on a 39-39 second-half run and took the eventual victory 69-63. Topping the team in scoring was Malik Mack with 26 points, three assists, and two rebounds. Micah Peavey added 15 points and 10 boards with two assists for a double-double, and Thomas Sorber had 12 points with five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal. Leading the bench players was Jordan Burks with a modest three points, four rebounds, and one turnover in 13 minutes of work.

Marquette Golden Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Marquette side, they opened up their 2024-25 season on a great run with wins over their first eight outings. The Eagles would dispatch Stony Brook, George Mason, Central Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, Georgia, Stonehill, and Western Carolina in succession during that time. Marquette hit a rough 1-2 stretch over their next three outings however, falling versus Iowa State and Dayton in between a nice win over Wisconsin. Since then Marquette has gotten back to business with four straight wins, however. The Golden Eagles have dispatched Butler, Xavier, Providence, and Creighton in that quartet for a solid 13-2 start to the year.

Matched up against Creighton in their last outing on Friday, the Golden Eagles were ahead by four points 39-35 going into the second half. Marquette posted another four-point advantage from there 40-36 for an eventual win 79-71. Team leader Kam Jones led the charge with 22 points with nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Stevie Mitchell added 18 points with six boards, three steals, and two assists, while David Joplin got in on the action with his 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal. Top bench scorer Royce Parham added eight points with a steal in 11 minutes on the floor.

Why the Marquette Golden Eagles will win

• Georgetown has lost each of its last 21 games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents.
• Marquette has won each of its last 12 games at Fiserv Forum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Georgetown has lost the first half in each of its last nine games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Georgetown Hoyas will win

• Georgetown has won 10 of its last 11 games.
• Georgetown has won the first half in each of its last eight night games.

Marquette vs Georgetown Prediction

I’m going to take a stab at Georgetown. This is going to be a tough matchup for the Hoyas though, and they’ll need to play extremely well in order to compete. That said, the Hoyas are coming off a decent overall effort versus a reasonably talented Xavier team, hitting 44.6 percent from the field with 40 rebounds. Georgetown wasn’t great from the line (15-of-25 for 60 percent) or the outside (4-of-18 for 22.2 percent) however, and had 12 turnovers. There’s plenty to improve upon here. That said, the Hoyas have scored 69 or more points in four of the last five games (all five were wins), so they’re certainly capable of scoring. Georgetown will need another big effort versus Marquette.

Speaking of Marquette, they didn’t shoot great versus Creighton (41.4 percent) and got out-rebounded 41-38 in the eight-point victory. The Eagles cleaned up on 12 Bluejays turnovers though, resulting in 21 points. Considering Marquette has soared 72 or more points in four straight, Georgetown will need to get their offense going—and minimize mistakes—in order to keep pace here. I think the Hoyas will eke one out.