Ninth-ranked Georgetown (20-5, 9-4 BIG EAST) will get a stiff challenge on the road from No. 13 Connecticut (19-5, 7-5) Wednesday night (7 pm Eastern) at XL Center in Hartford, Conn., as the teams vie for position in the BIG EAST men's basketball standings. While its fairly certain both schools will get invites to the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the key now is seeding for the BIG EAST tournament in March. Georgetown is currently riding an 8-game win streak. Odds makers at most offshore sports shops list Huskies as 2 1/2-point spreads favorites for this game with a 136 1/2 posted total.
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UConn is 13-2 SU at home this year and is 5-4 ATS in lined games. Overall, the Huskies are 11-7 ATS. UConn has won its last five home games SU and over that span went 3-2 ATS. The Hoyas are 3-2 both SU and ATS over their last five road trips while the OVER cashed against the point total in 3-of-5.
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The point total has gone UNDER in the last 3-of-5 home games UConn played. Georgetown has the edge in the all-time series, 33-27. In the last meeting between the schools, the Hoyas posted a 72-69 win during the 2009-10 regular season at the Verizon Center.
Early betting trends show the public has confidence in Georgetown as a road team as 58 percent of money line action is wagered for a SU Hoyas' win and 57 percent expects Georgetown to cover the 2 1/2-chalk.
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last five games when playing Georgetown and is 7-1 SU in its last eight games when playing at home against the Hoyas.
Georgetown will be facing a team with its back to the wall. Another loss by the Huskies puts them way down the BIG EAST standings and down the pecking order in league tournament seeding. However, Georgetown seems to have the hot hand right now and is playing better than UConn. I'm going out on a limb and predicting a Georgetown SU win and cover +2 1/2. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Hoyas +2 1/2.
