The Georgetown Hoyas (7-24, 2-18 Big East) and Villanova Wildcats (16-15, 10-10) meet Wednesday in a 1st-round matchup in the Big East Tournament. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York is at approximately 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Georgetown vs. Villanova odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Georgetown lost and failed to cover in the final 3 games of the regular season after a surprising 68-62 road win at Butler as a 5-point underdog on Feb. 19. The Hoyas’ 0-3 against the spread (ATS) run comes on the heels of a 9-1 ATS stretch from Jan. 16-Feb. 19 that started with a narrow 77-73 loss as 13.5-point underdogs at Villanova in the most recent meeting between these programs.
The Wildcats were tripped up 71-59 at home by UConn Saturday in their regular season finale, snapping a 3-game win and cover streak which included victories over ranked teams from Creighton and Xavier.
Villanova won 73-57 at Georgetown on Jan. 4, covering as 9-point favorites in the first meeting as the Under (142.5) cashed.
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Georgetown vs. Villanova odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:13 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Georgetown +525 (bet $100 to win $525) | Villanova -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Georgetown +11.5 (-105) | Villanova -11.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Georgetown vs. Villanova picks and predictions
Prediction
Villanova 75, Georgetown 69
Moneyline
Villanova (-750) is far too expensive for a standalone bet as there is simply little too much risk for not enough reward.
AVOID, and focus on the spread instead.
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Against the spread
The lean is to GEORGETOWN +11.5 (-105).
The Hoyas were dusted by 40 in the regular-season finale at Creighton, but Georgetown is still a respectable 7-2 ATS across the past 9 games as a double-digit underdog.
Villanova wasn’t a double-digit favorite very many times in coach Kyle Neptune’s rookie season, but when the Wildcats were favored by 10 or more, it wasn’t good. ‘Nova went 0-5 ATS in 5 games as a double-digit favorite, including the Jan. 16 home game against Georgetown. The good news for Villanova is that it won each of those 5 contests, and it’ll win this one too.
Over/Under
OVER 141.5 (-115) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over has cashed in each of the lst 4 games for Georgetown following an ATS loss and is 4-1 in the past 5 after a straight-up loss.
The Over is 5-1 in the past 6 neutral-site games for Villanova, while also going 7-3 in the past 10 games following a double-digit setback at home.
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