Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 2/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FS2

Fiserv Forum is where the Marquette Golden Eagles (16-9) will try to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (6-18) on Wednesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas took the court against Creighton and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-77 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Hoyas ended up with 19 and Creighton recorded 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of 29 tries from beyond the arc. Creighton finished 74.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 27 attempts. Moreover, Creighton totaled 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Creighton dished out 20 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Georgetown allowed 53.8% from the floor on 28 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hoyas made 22 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. Georgetown walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (26 of 69) and converted 3 out of their 19 shots from distance.

Aminu Mohammed is a guy who played a role for this contest. He went 53.3% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He played 34 minutes and pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Georgetown enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-18 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Georgetown is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 300 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 231st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Hoyas are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (188 of 532) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They average 71.8 pts per contest (167th in the country) while hitting 40.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hoyas are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are 348th in D-1 in giving up assists with 401 conceded so far this year. The Hoyas defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.7% (670 of 1,466) and they concede 36.9 boards per game as a unit. They concede 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 340th in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.3).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 85-79 against Butler. The Golden Eagles earned 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. Butler committed 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 86.4%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Marquette buried 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). In all, the Golden Eagles finished shooting 25 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. The Golden Eagles allowed Butler to knock down 29 out of 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.3% for this game. They went 46.4% from distance by going 13 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Marquette allowed Butler to snag 32 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Justin Lewis ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He buried 10 of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He scored 27 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this contest.

Marquette has a mark of 16-9 on the year. As an offensive team, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 126th in the country. Marquette has totaled 1,855 pts so far this year (74.2 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (19th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 17.7 fouls per game and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 212th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (53rd in the nation). The Marquette defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (175 of 549) and their opponents are making 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.5 dimes and 39.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 246th and 346th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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