The No. 20 Villanova Wildcats continue their final multi-game road swing of the season as they visit Capital One Arena to tip off against the Georgetown Hoyas. Villanova has been on a win-one, lose-one streak over its last four games, while Georgetown is looking to avoid a season-long three-game slide. The Wildcats topped the Hoyas 77-65 in early February and are a 6-point favorite in tonight’s game with the total Sportsbook at 149 points.
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Standout Stats
- Georgetown is 3-5 SU and ATS in its last eight games but is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in its six games as a dog of 5.5 or more points this season. However, one of the losses, straight up and ATS, came at Villanova.
- Villanova is 6-0 ATS in its last six true road games, with only one game having a larger spread than tonight’s, and it won four of those contests with an average winning margin of 9.5.
- Villanova shoots two percentage points better from downtown on the road vs its season average, ranking 26th by hitting 38.1 percent of its attempts. Georgetown’s opponents shoot six percentage points better against it at home (36.9 percent) vs on the road.
- Villanova has had just two games in its last seven with totals higher than tonight’s and it has gone UNDER in five of those seven contests. This is the lowest total Georgetown has faced since before conference play but it has gone UNDER in four of its last five games. These two teams played to a combined score of 142 on February 3.
- Georgetown has had just one game all season in which it has lost by more than four points at home. It lost by four points to then-No. 15 Marquette and three points to St. John’s. Both teams beat Villanova.
- Georgetown grabs the 13th-most rebounds per game at 40.0, while Villanova ranks 144th in boards per game at 35.6, falling to 32.9 on the road.
My take on Villanova vs Georgetown
Georgetown +6
Georgetown is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in games in which it is a dog of 5.5 points or more and of its six home defeats this year, only one came by more than four points. The Hoyas will dominate the glass, grabbing 40 rebounds per game, which climbs slightly to 41.1 at home, while the Wildcats secure just 35.6 boards per game and 32.9 on the road. Georgetown scores the 17th-most ppg at home at 85.4 and Villanova allows two more ppg on the road vs at home.
