The No. 12 Georgetown Hoyas (13-12) are 5.5-point underdogs to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes (22-8) on Saturday. Here are some insights into this 5-12 matchup in the East Region bracket that tips off at 12:15 PM ET, live on CBS.
On Saturday, the Buffaloes faced Oregon State and fell short by a score of 70-68. The Buffaloes were favored by 8.5 points and failed to cover the spread while the teams combined to hit the over on the 131.5 point total.
Chudier Bile led the way for the Hoyas with a team-high 19 points last time out as they picked up a 73-48 win over Creighton and covered the 8.5-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to hit the under on the 143 point total set for the matchup.
Georgetown at Colorado: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 10:25 PM ET on March 17, 2021.
- Money line: Georgetown +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Colorado -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Georgetown +5.5 (-110) | Colorado -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Colorado: Three things to know
- McKinley Wright IV leads the Buffaloes in scoring (15.5 points per game) and assisting (5.6 assists per game). Jeriah Horne is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 1.7 per game.
- The 73 points the Buffaloes score per game are only 2.3 more points than the Hoyas surrender (70.7).
- Colorado has a 12-0-2 record against the spread and a 15-3 record overall when scoring more than 70.7 points.
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Georgetown: Three things to know
- Jahvon Blair leads the Hoyas in scoring (15.8 points per game) and assisting (3.7 assists per game). Blair is the top three-point shooter for the team, hitting 2.7 per game.
- The Hoyas average 8.1 more points per game (71.4) than the Buffaloes give up to opponents (63.3).
- Georgetown is 13-7 overall and 15-0 against the spread in games where it scores more than 63.3 points.
Georgetown at Colorado: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Colorado 71, Georgetown 68
Money line
The Colorado Buffaloes are the favorites to win this matchup according to both the model and BetMGM’s money line.
Against the spread (ATS)
The spread for this game suggested by the model (3.7 points) is a little bit less than the 5.5-point edge MGM gives to the Buffaloes, though the data still has them as the favorite.
Over/Under (O/U)
The model predicts a total 1.7 points higher than the one set by MGM for this game.
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