The Georgetown Hoyas (7-24, 2-18 Big East) and Villanova Wildcats (16-15, 10-10) meet Wednesday in a 1st-round matchup in the Big East Tournament. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York is at approximately 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Georgetown vs. Villanova odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Georgetown lost and failed to cover in the final 3 games of the regular season after a surprising 68-62 road win at Butler as a 5-point underdog on Feb. 19. The Hoyas’ 0-3 against the spread (ATS) run comes on the heels of a 9-1 ATS stretch from Jan. 16-Feb. 19 that started with a narrow 77-73 loss as 13.5-point underdogs at Villanova in the most recent meeting between these programs.
The Wildcats were tripped up 71-59 at home by UConn Saturday in their regular season finale, snapping a 3-game win and cover streak which included victories over ranked teams from Creighton and Xavier.
Villanova won 73-57 at Georgetown on Jan. 4, covering as 9-point favorites in the first meeting as the Under (142.5) cashed.