The Georgetown Hoyas (12-2) travel to face off against the Marquette Golden Eagles (13-2) on Tuesday, January 7th. This game will be played at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and televised on CBSS. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Georgetown Hoyas vs Marquette Golden Eagles

The Hoyas Are Coming Off A Win

Georgetown Hoyas Recent Game/Games

Georgetown improved to 12-2 on the season with a 69-63 home win over Xavier on Friday. The Hoyas entered the game as -1.5 favorites and covered the spread. The total points of 132 fell short of the O/U line of 146.5.

Georgetown led 30-24 at halftime and scored 39 points in the 2nd half while allowing 39 points to Xavier.

The Golden Eagles Are Coming Off A Win

Marquette improved to 13-2 on the season with a 79-71 win over Creighton on Friday. The Golden Eagles, who were favored by 9.5 points, didn’t cover the spread, but they got the win at home. The total points for the game hit 150, going over the 146.5-point line.

Marquette led 39-35 at halftime and maintained their edge by scoring 40 points in the second half while holding Creighton to 36 points.

Hoyas Offense Breakdown

Georgetown’s offense put up 69 points in their last game, shooting 44.6% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 48.2%, with a strong performance inside, hitting 55.3% of their two-point attempts (21/38). However, they struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just 4 of 18 threes for a 22.2% rate.

At the free-throw line, the Hoyas shot 60%, making 15 of 25 attempts. Malik Mack led the way with 26 points, shooting 50% from the field and hitting 3 of 9 from three. Zach Freemantle added 16 points and 7 rebounds, hitting 2 of 3 from deep.

Golden Eagles Offense Breakdown

Marquette put up 79 points in their last game, shooting 41.4% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 48.6%. They hit 50% of their two-point attempts (18/36) and 32.4% from beyond the arc (11/34), while converting 90.9% of their free throws (10/11). The Golden Eagles also grabbed 11 offensive rebounds and dished out 13 assists.

Kam Jones led the way with 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, shooting 36.4% overall and 33.3% from three (2/6). Stevie Mitchell added 18 points and 6 rebounds, despite hitting just 22.2% from deep (2/9). Steven Ashworth struggled from three, going 1/13, but still contributed 13 points and 10 assists.

Hoyas Team Defense

Georgetown’s defense gave up 63 points in their last game, with opponents shooting 44% from the field on 25 of 56 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 21 of 38 shooting for 55%.

From three-point range, Georgetown held their opponents to 4 of 18 shooting, or 22%. At the free-throw line, the opposition went 15 of 25, hitting 60%. Georgetown also allowed 11 offensive rebounds.

Golden Eagles Team Defense

Georgetown’s defense held their opponent to 63 points, despite allowing them to shoot 44% from the field. The Hoyas gave up 21 two-point field goals on 38 attempts, a 55% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, Georgetown limited their opponent to just 4 made threes on 18 attempts, a 22% shooting performance. The Hoyas also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 25 times, where they made 15 free throws, shooting 60%.

Hoyas vs Golden Eagles Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Hoyas have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 67 points per game in these contests.
• Through their last five home games, Marquette has an ATS record of just 2-3. However, their overall record was 3-2 while averaging 72 points per game.
• Spanning across their last five games as the betting underdog, the Hoyas have gone 2-3 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-4.
• In their last five contests as the favorite, Marquette has a poor record vs the spread going 2-3. But, they still put together a straight up mark of 5-0.

Hoyas vs Golden Eagles Prediction

When looking to get a point-spread pick down in this Golden Eagles vs. Golden Eagles game, our recommendation is to take the Golden Eagles at -12.5. Despite our model showing the Golden Eagles winning 76-70, we like Hoyas as our point-spread pick.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 145.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the over.

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