The Northwestern Wildcats (2-0) and Georgetown Hoyas (2-0) tangle in a Tuesday non-conference game in the nation’s capital. The opening tip at Capital One Arena will be at 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Northwestern vs. Georgetown odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Northwestern went 6-2 against non-conference foes last year, but then scuffled its way to a 7-13 finish (T10) in Big Ten play. The 2022-23 Wildcats have been solid on defense in dispatching Chicago State and Northern Illinois. Senior F Robbie Beran has gotten to the free-throw line 17 times in 2 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring, at 17.5 points per game.
The Hoyas won their Nov. 8 opener against Coppin State 99-89 in overtime as an 18-point favorite. That victory snapped a 21-game losing streak. Georgetown then continued a different kind of streak when, favored by 17, it beat Green Bay 92-58 Saturday. Sophomore G Primo Spears has been the engine for the Hoyas offense, scoring 28 and 21 points in the 2 games.
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