The Georgetown Hoyas (10-12) tussle with the Villanova Wildcats (16-5) in a Thursday afternoon quarterfinal in the Big East Tournament. Tip-off will be at noon ET. The neutral-site affair will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Below, we analyze the Georgetown-Villanova odds and lines, with NCAA college basketball picks and predictions.
Villanova is No. 11 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Wildcats are the No. 1 seed in the Big East bracket; the Hoyas are the No. 8 seed and advanced to this quarterfinal by way of a Wednesday win over No. 9 Marquette.
Georgetown vs. Villanova: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Georgetown +310 (bet $100 to win $310) | Villanova -400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Georgetown +8.5 (-115) | Villanova -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 140.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Georgetown vs. Villanova: Three things to know
- The Wildcats earned the No. 1 seed by way of an 11-4 mark in conference play. Villanova is coming off a 54-52 loss at Providence Saturday and has lost two of its last three games. ‘Nova defeated Georgetown twice this season, by margins of 13 and 10 points.
- The Hoyas advanced to the quarterfinal after a 68-49 win over Marquette Wednesday afternoon. Georgetown outscored the Golden Eagles 16-2 at the free-throw line and outrebounded them, 46-32. GU — now 5-2 over its last seven games — is playing on back-to-back days for the first time this season.
- Villanova is dealing with a couple of crucial and ill-timed injuries. Senior G Collin Gillespie (14.0 points per game) tore an MCL in a win over Creighton March 3. The following game (a March 6 loss to Providence) saw the Wildcats lose sophomore G Justin Moore (12.7 PPG) to an ankle injury. Gillespie is out for the season; Moore is doubtful for Thursday.
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Georgetown vs. Villanova: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Villanova 69, Georgetown 65
Money line (ML)
Peg the neutral venue and Villanova’s injuries as being great equalizers. Georgetown may have an edge at both 3-point arcs, and the Hoyas excel on the offensive glass and in getting put-back buckets.
The price is right. Perhaps as an undercard play to the below ATS action, TAKE GEORGETOWN (+310).
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Hoyas have all the momentum. Getting this score outside of the two-possession range seems like a stretch. BACK GEORGETOWN +8.5 (-115).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under went 2-1 over the three tournament games at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. The lone Over was in the Butler-Xavier game, a contest that hit the Under by a mile in regulation but went to overtime.
Now mix in the slow-tempo Wildcats. Bright lights, big city and 19- and 20-year-olds. TAKE THE UNDER 140.5 (-105).
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