Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: FS1

The Georgetown Hoyas (9-22) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will take on the Providence Friars (19-12).

The Georgetown Hoyas played St. John's and took a loss by a final of 86-78 in their last game. Georgetown walked away from the game having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and converted 12 out of their 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Hoyas converted 12 of 12 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Georgetown allowed their opponent to shoot 60.4% from the field on 29 out of 48 shooting. St. John's dished out 12 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Additionally, St. John's grabbed 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. St. John's went 71.9% at the free throw line by making 23 of 32 shots. They also knocked down 5 of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Hoyas finished with 20 while St. John's accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Jayden Epps is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He ended up going 39.1% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also snagged 5 boards. He recorded 23 points on 9 out of 23 shooting.

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Georgetown steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 9-22 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Georgetown is grabbing 34.0 boards per game and has accounted for 379 assists on the year, which has them ranked 267th in the country in terms of passing. The Hoyas are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (257 of 742) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They average 71.3 pts per contest (251st in college basketball) while shooting 41.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hoyas have forced 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 341st in D-1 in giving up assists with 484 conceded this year. The Hoyas defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.1% (877 of 1,785) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 330th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (78.0).

When they last played, the Providence Friars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-60 when they played Connecticut. Concerning cleaning the glass, Providence permitted Connecticut to pull down 36 in total (11 offensive). They finished 40.7% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 27 and finished the game at 5 of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Friars permitted Connecticut to knock down 29 out of 68 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Friars finished shooting 20 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.1%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Providence converted 8 out of 27 attempts (29.6%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Connecticut earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Friars to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They also gave up possession 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Friars were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Devin Carter ended up having an impact for the Friars in the game. He made 9 out of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 15 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes in the game.

Providence has a record of 19-12 this season. The Friars are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they shoot 70.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (129th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Providence has scored 2,257 pts on the season (72.8 per contest) and they pull down 35.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Friars are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks 173rd in the country.

The Providence defense allows 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (218 of 637) and opponents are converting on 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.8 assists and 35.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 28th and 197th in college basketball. The Friars on the defensive end are ranked 88th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 68.9. They have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (58th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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