Villanova vs. Georgetown – College Basketball Odds & Predictions: On Satuday, Feb. 6, the only mens college hoops game matching two ranked teams takes place in the Big East when the No. 2 Villanova Wildcats visit the No. 7 Georgetown Hoyas (noon Eastern, ESPN). Villanova tops the Big East standings at 9-0, and has its sights set on not just a conference title, but one of the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament that would likely come with it. Georgetown, meanwhile, is 6-3 in the Big East, and one of four teams from that conference ranked in the top eight.
The Hoyas enter the game with a 16-5 overall record and a 6-4 mark in the BIG EAST Conference after a 72-64 loss to South Florida on Wednesday night.
Villanova enters the game with a 20-1 overall record and a 9-0 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The Wildcats are ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll. Led by senior guard Scottie Reynolds, who is averaging 18 1/2 points per game, the Wildcats have won 11-straight games, their lone loss a 75-65 decision to Temple.
Antonio Pena netted 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Villanova past Seton Hall 81-71 on Tuesday night. Villanova failed to cover as 10.5-point home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 166.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Austin Freeman and Greg Monroe score 21 points each for Georgetown in a 72-64 loss to South Florida on Wednesday night. The Hoyas failed to cover the 13-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 135.
College basketball predictions: Take the home team in this game – Georgetown -2.
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