The Georgetown Hoyas will travel to the Cintas Center to take on the Xavier Musketeers this Saturday night in College Basketball action.
The Georgetown Hoyas lost their 19th straight game and dropped to 6-23 on the season after being defeated by the Seton Hall Pirates, 73-68, this past Wednesday night. Georgetown trailed by a 42-36 margin at halftime and although they kept the game competitive, the Hoyas could not fight back after the Pirates took a 68-62 lead with 3:28 left in regulation. Georgetown shot 40.4% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Seton Hall to shoot 43.1% from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hoyas was Collin Holloway who had 16 points & 3 rebounds.
On the season, Georgetown is averaging 71.2 ppg on 40.3% shooting from the field. The Hoyas are averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game on 34.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Georgetown has been led by Donald Carey (13.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg), Aminu Mohammed (13.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.7 spg), Dante Harris (12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg), & Kaiden Rice (11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg).
Defensively, Georgetown is allowing their opponents to average 77.0 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Hoyas have a rebound margin of -0.2 and a turnover margin of -0.3.
The Xavier Musketeers lost their 5th straight game and dropped to 17-12 on the season after being defeated by the St. John’s Red Storm, 81-66, this past Wednesday. Xavier struggled on the offensive end against St. John’s and could not fight back after the Red Storm took a 68-55 lead with 4:53 left in regulation. Xavier shot 32.4% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing St. John’s to shoot 46.7% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Musketeers was Jack Nunge who had a double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds, & 1 block.
On the season, Xavier is averaging 72.9 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Musketeers are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 31.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Xavier has been led by Jack Nunge (13.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg), Paul Scruggs (12.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.4 spg), Colby Jones (10.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.5 spg), & Zach Freemantle (10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg).
Defensively, Xavier is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 ppg on 42.4% shooting from the field. The Musketeers have a rebound margin of 2.9 and a turnover margin of 1.1.
The Hoyas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 5-1 ATS in their last 6 March games. The Musketeers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games & 1-8 ATS in their last 9 home games.
Georgetown has yet to pick up a win in Big East play this season, largely due to a defense that ranks just 328th in scoring defense & 301st in defensive FG%, however, the Hoyas have been competitive as of late which includes impressive ATS covers at Marquette, Villanova, & Seton Hall. Xavier has lost 9 of their last 12 games, which includes recent home losses to St. John’s & Seton Hall and as I think the Hoyas offense will be able to keep this game competitive, I’m taking Georgetown and the double-digit points. Good Luck!