The Xavier Musketeers (8-3, 0-0 Big East) and Georgetown Hoyas (5-6, 0-0) tangle Friday in the Big East opener for both teams. Oening tip at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., is set for 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Xavier vs. Georgetown odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Xavier has won 4 in a row since losing back-to-back games — to now-No. 12 Duke and No. 15 Gonzaga — in late November. The Musketeers last played Tuesday, downing Southern 79-59. They failed to cover a 22-point spread and have logged narrow against-the-spread (ATS) losses in 2 straight.
The Hoyas — looking for their 1st Big East win since March 2, 2021 (against Xavier) — are 1-3 in their last 4 games. Shaky shooting has hurt Georgetown of late: the Hoyas have shot a mere 23.7% from beyond the arc over their last 3 games. GU went 0-19 in conference play last winter.
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Xavier at Georgetown odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:19 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Xavier -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | Georgetown +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
- Against the spread (ATS): Xavier -10.5 (-110) | Georgetown +10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Xavier at Georgetown picks and predictions
Prediction
Xavier 86, Georgetown 70
Moneyline
Leaning into a veteran Musketeers team against a Hoyas squad that has thus far just gathered wins against Quad 4 foes. But no value on that big minus here, so PASS.
Against the spread
In the last 11 series meetings between XU and GU, the favorite has gone 8-3 ATS.
Georgetown has played four games against KenPom top-150 teams and those contests netted 4 losses and an average margin of defeat of 15.8 points.
Xavier has the shooting and defense to account for a 3-score advantage. The Musketeers also figure to have leverage on the boards and in getting to the free-throw stripe.
TAKE XAVIER -10.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Over is 4-1 in Xavier’s last 5 and 3-1 in Georgetown’s last 4.
The projected game flow for this up-tempo meeting spirals perhaps a bit past the mid-150s. PASS, but consider a line watch: there is profit to be had on a tag of Over 154.
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