This matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers and Georgetown Hoyas will take place at Madison Square Garden. Action gets underway at 5:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 20 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Hoyas fell to Maryland 75-71 on Tuesday. Isaac Copeland had a good outing for Georgetown, putting up 13 points, six rebounds, and five assists. The Badgers, meanwhile, are coming off a 78-64 win against North Dakota on Tuesday. Ethan Happ was the team’s top scorer, accumulating 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Georgetown is a slim underdog, with Wisconsin favored by two. The Over/Under (O/U) is 136 points. While the Hoyas are 0-2 Straight Up (SU) so far, they’ve managed an Against The Spread (ATS) record of 1-0 so far.
Across the court, the Badgers have a record of 1-2 ATS and 2-1 SU. Wisconsin is one of the top foul-shooting teams in the nation, making 18.0 shots from the line per game. Wisconsin is one of the better offensive rebounding teams in Division I. The Badgers average 15.7 offensive rebounds per game, making them the 45th-best team in the country for that category. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Badgers. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.70.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between Georgetown and Wisconsin. Their previous game was a Badgers victory, moving their SU record against Georgetown to 1-0. With a 1-0 record, the Hoyas have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wisc, ATS Winner – GTown, O/U – Over
Notes
Ranked 25th, the Wisconsin Badgers have an offensive rating of 126.1. The Georgetown Hoyas rank 266th with a defensive rating of just 108.3.
Georgetown has an average field goal percentage of 47.7%. Wisconsin is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Georgetown Hoyas rank lower for their field goal percentage (98th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (91st), but the Wisconsin Badgers have a better FG% ranking (151st) than eFG% ranking (171st).
Wisconsin ranks 34th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.70. Georgetown is ranked lower at 215th with an A/TO of .93.
Georgetown ranks 97th in defensive rebounding. When it comes to offensive rebounds, Wisconsin ranks 45th.
Wisconsin averages a forced turnover percentage of 19.7% this season. When the Georgetown Hoyas suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
