Villanova Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (13-10) are welcoming the Villanova Wildcats (17-5) at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Seton Hall and notched a win by a score of 72-60 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 while Seton Hall had 18 fouls. They also converted 2 of 17 tries from beyond the arc. Seton Hall finished 90.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 11 shots. On top of that, Seton Hall pulled down 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Seton Hall earned 9 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, Villanova let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 30 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Villanova finished the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 of 51) and made 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyler Perkins is someone who was a major factor for this game. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 32 mins played and totaled 5 boards. He finished with 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Villanova heads into this game with a win-loss record of 17-5 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Villanova is grabbing 35.3 boards per game and has 330 dimes this year, which ranks 161st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (217 of 595) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.6 pts per game (157th in D-1) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 60th in college in points per game allowed (68.7). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.2% (555 of 1,255) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 85th in the nation in giving up assists with 279 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgetown Hoyas took home the win by a final score of 76-68 when they played Creighton. The Hoyas earned 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. Creighton had 19 fouls for the contest which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for 33 attempts. They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgetown buried 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). When the game finished, the Hoyas finished shooting 22 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.9%. The Hoyas allowed Creighton to make 27 of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 42.9% for the contest. They shot 24.2% from downtown by going 8 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Georgetown permitted Creighton to grab 33 in all (9 offensive).

KJ Lewis was important for the Hoyas in this game. He buried 5 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 31.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for this game.

Georgetown has a win-loss record of 13-10 so far this season. The Hoyas are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 74.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per game (142nd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. Georgetown has accounted for 1,734 points for the year (75.4 per contest) and they average 36.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 261st in D-1.

The Hoyas on defense are ranked 155th in the country in points allowed per game with 72.7. They are able to force 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (93rd in college hoops). The Georgetown defense allows 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (184 of 545) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.7 dimes and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 128th and 200th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgetown

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