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Georgetown (13-6) vs. Providence (9-10)
January 25, 2025 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: Providence -1.5; Over/Under: 136.5
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The Georgetown Hoyas and the Providence Friars meet Saturday in college basketball action from Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Here’s a Providence vs Georgetown prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Providence vs Georgetown pick.

Georgetown Hoyas Betting Preview

The Hoyas got off to a great start this year, with only a couple of losses in the bag by the time the calendar switched over to 2025. Georgetown would hit the skids on a losing streak earlier this month, though. In their first nine outings, the Hoyas went a nice 7-2. The losses in that time were versus Notre Dame and West Virginia. Otherwise it was wins over Lehigh, Fairfield, Mount St. Mary’s, St. Francis PA, Wagner, Albany and UMBC. A win streak over Syracuse, Creighton, Seton Hall, Coppin State and Xavier came next, then four straight losses. Those defeats came courtesy of Marquette, UConn, St. John’s and DePaul in succession. Georgetown was able to stop the bleeding with a win over Villanova, giving the team a 13-6 overall record this year.



In the Villanova matchup on Monday, the Hoyas came out of the break with a 34-27 deficit. Georgetown woke up in the second half on a 37-29 run and took the comeback win 64-63 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Micah Peavey with 24 points, four rebounds and two steals. Thomas Sorber doubled up on 15 points, 11 boards and four assists, while Jayden Epps came off the bench to post 15 points, four assists and two rebounds in the win.

Providence Friars Betting Preview

Over on the Friars’ side, they opened the season on a very nice run themselves. Since mid-November however, Providence has struggled mightily, with just one instance of consecutive victories. The Friars opened with victories over Central Connecticut, Stonehill, Hampton, Green Bay and Delaware State. A 2-4 stretch came next with wins over BYU and DePaul among losses to Oklahoma, Davidson, Indiana and Rhode Island. The Friars lost to St. Bonaventure, Marquette, St. John’s and UConn in the next four, then beat Butler and Seton Hall. Since then it’s been a pair of losses to Creighton and Villanova, giving the Friars a 9-10 overall record.

Matched up against Villanova in a road game last Friday, the Friars entered the locker room with a 37-32 edge. Providence was outscored 43-36 the rest of the way however, leading to a tough loss 75-73 in the end. Bensley Joseph led the team in the losing effort with his 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Corey Floyd added 18 points with four rebounds and two assists, while Justyn Fernandez chipped in 17 points with five boards and four assists.

Why the Providence Friars will win

  • Providence has won each of its last seven games against Georgetown.
  • Georgetown has lost nine of its last 10 games at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
  • Providence has won the first half in seven of its last eight games against Georgetown.

Why the Georgetown Hoyas will win

  • Georgetown has won each of its last four day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
  • Providence has lost each of its last four games when playing with a rest advantage.
  • The road team has won the first half in four of Georgetown’s last five games.

Providence vs Georgetown Prediction

I’ll lean toward Georgetown. The Hoyas started slowly against a decent Villanova team in their last outing, but eventually got it going in the second half. Georgetown still only shot 36.2 percent from the field with a 41-30 rebounding deficit, but helped secure the victory thanks to 16 points off 16 Villanova turnovers. The Hoyas have been below 70 points in each of their last six games (a 2-4 run), so it’d be nice to see them hit that threshold in this one. The matchup is favorable enough to do it—and Georgetown could use a convincing performance after a shaky run this month.

As for Providence, they didn’t shoot too badly (42.9 percent) in their latest loss to Villanova, but did slow down in the second half and got out-rebounded 37-31. The Friars have given up 75 or more points in three straight games, so Georgetown should have plenty of room to put up points in this one. The Hoyas really need to get that shooting percentage up and stay strong on the boards, but this should be a very winnable game for them. I like Georgetown to take advantage here.

Andrew's Free Pick: Georgetown Hoyas +1.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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