Georgetown Hoyas vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs UConn Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: Hulu Live TV

Gampel Pavilion is the location where the UConn Huskies (12-0) will attempt to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas (5-7) on Tuesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas stepped onto the hardwood against Xavier and took a loss by a score of 102-89 in their last game. Georgetown ended the contest with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 of 62) and converted 6 out of their 17 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hoyas knocked down 19 of 32 attempts for a rate of 59.4%. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defending, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 60.3% from the field on 41 out of 68 shooting. Xavier totaled 27 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Xavier had 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Xavier finished 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 12 attempts. They made 14 out of their 26 tries from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Hoyas ended up walking away with 10 while Xavier finished the game with 22 fouls.

Primo Spears is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and collected 1 rebound. He shot 50.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Georgetown steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 5-7 on the season. They are averaging 75.2 points per game (134th in the country) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Hoyas are shooting 32.9% on three-point shots (74 of 225) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgetown is snagging 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 147 assists this season, which is 223rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hoyas have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They surrender 35.0% on 3-point shots and they are 333rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (76.5). The Hoyas defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (335 of 759) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 338th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 192 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 68-46 when they played Butler. In regard to rebounds, UConn allowed Butler to collect 29 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They shot 21.4% from distance by going 3 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). The Huskies allowed Butler to convert 16 out of 54 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 29.6% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Huskies finished shooting 28 for 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.4%. In terms of shots from downtown, UConn knocked down 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to bury 2 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Butler committed 9 fouls in the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 4 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 2 steals for the contest. The Huskies collected 35 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in this game.

Adama Sanogo ended up having an impact for the Huskies for this contest. He racked up 27 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup. He buried 13 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 61.9%, and added 14 rebounds.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 12-0 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks 37th in the country. UConn has accounted for 1,003 points so far this season (83.6 per game) and they collect 40.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 18.9 times per game (7th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Huskies have committed 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The UConn defense allows 27.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (44 of 163) and their opposition makes 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 7.3 dimes and 28.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 5th in those categories. The Huskies on defense are ranked 10th in the nation in points given up per game with 57.4. They have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (15th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UConn

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