Georgetown Hoyas vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Georgetown Hoyas vs Xavier Musketeers
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH
TV: ESPN+
The Xavier Musketeers (13-9) will try to beat the Georgetown Hoyas (14-8) at Cintas Center on Tuesday.

The Georgetown Hoyas faced Butler and took home the win by a score of 73-70 in their last game. Georgetown wrapped up the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (31 of 63) and converted 2 out of their 17 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hoyas made 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 10 dimes for this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, Georgetown allowed 48.2% from the floor on 27 of 56 shooting. Butler doled out 14 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Butler grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Butler walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 12 attempts. They converted 7 of their 20 shots from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Hoyas finished with 12 while Butler recorded 16 fouls.
Micah Peavy is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 37 mins and totaled 9 boards. He ended up scoring 19 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.
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Georgetown enters this one with a win-loss record of 14-8 this year. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 15.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Georgetown is pulling down 36.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 314 dimes so far this season, which is 160th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hoyas are shooting 30.9% on 3-pointers (140 of 453) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.8 pts per contest (274th in Division 1) on 45.1% from the floor.
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On the defensive end, the Hoyas are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.2 fouls. They are ranked 104th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 surrendered this year. The Hoyas are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.9% (507 of 1,271) and they concede 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They concede 33.5% from 3-point land while they are 34th in college in points per game allowed (65.3).
In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a score of 86-77 when they played Creighton. The Musketeers earned 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. Creighton had 11 personal fouls for this contest which took the Musketeers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to convert 12 of those for a rate of 70.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, Xavier made 9 out of 24 attempts (37.5%). When all was said and done, the Musketeers shot 28 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. The Musketeers permitted Creighton to knock down 30 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6% in the game. They finished 44.0% from distance by going 11 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Xavier allowed Creighton to snag 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass).
Ryan Conwell ended up having an impact for the Musketeers in the matchup. He made 7 of 15 in this game giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for this contest.
Xavier has a win-loss mark of 13-9 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Musketeers are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 160th in college hoops. Xavier has totaled 1,693 pts for the season (77.0 per contest) and they pull in 34.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per contest (39th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. The Musketeers are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.8% from the free throw line.
The Musketeers are ranked 136th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (150th in college). The Xavier defense surrenders 33.0% on 3-pointers (147 of 446) and their opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.2 assists and 33.7 boards per game, which is 276th and 143rd in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown
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