Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Xavier Musketeers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Xavier Musketeers (8-3) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Georgetown Hoyas (7-3).

The Xavier Musketeers faced off with Creighton and ended up losing by a score of 98-57 in their last game. Xavier wrapped up the contest with a 36.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 66) and knocked down 6 of their 24 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Musketeers converted 3 of 6 tries for a rate of 50.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 dimes in the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to the defense, Xavier allowed the other team to shoot 60.3% from the floor on 38 out of 63 shooting. Creighton doled out 31 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Creighton totaled 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Creighton ended up going 60.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 10 attempts. They made 16 of 33 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Musketeers walked away with 14 while Creighton finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Malik Moore is a guy who came through for the game. He ended up with 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 41.7% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Xavier comes into this contest with a record of 8-3 so far this season. They have an average of 78.4 pts per game (162nd in the nation) while shooting 42.6% from the field. The Musketeers are shooting 37.1% on shots from 3-point land (116 of 313) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Xavier is pulling down 36.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 208 dimes for the campaign, which is 23rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 8.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Musketeers have forced 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They rank 328th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 184 surrendered this year. The Musketeers are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (292 of 644) and they surrender 37.7 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 30.4% from 3-point land and they rank 143rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away with a victory by a final of 78-69 against Marquette. When talking about how they rebounded, Georgetown allowed Marquette to snag 29 in all (11 on the offensive side). They went 26.9% from three-point range by going 7 of 26 and finished the game at 8 of 12 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Hoyas permitted Marquette to convert 27 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2% for this contest. Overall, the Hoyas went 27 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 46.6%. When discussing 3-point shots, Georgetown knocked down 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. Marquette was called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Hoyas were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this game.

Julius Halaifonua ended up being important for the Hoyas for the game. He buried 7 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 4 dimes in the matchup.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 7-3 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoyas are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 262nd in college. Georgetown has accounted for 782 points so far this season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per game (107th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 8.8 times per contest. The Hoyas commit 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 73.6% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (78 of 230) and opponents are connecting on 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.8 dimes and 35.8 boards every game, ranking them 79th and 244th in D-1. The Hoyas on the defensive end are ranked 211th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (131st in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgetown

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