The Brown Bears will travel to the Verizon Center to take on the Georgetown Hoyas. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Dec. 7 and will air on FS2.
The Hoyas beat Syracuse 79-72 on Saturday. Bradley Hayes led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Bears, meanwhile, are coming off a 76-68 win over Bryant on Saturday. Justin Massey led the game in scoring with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting.
This one isn’t expected to be close when Georgetown, a heavy 18-point favorite, takes on Brown. Oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 149 points. The Hoyas have gone 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 5-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Hoyas are one of the best in Division I in terms of free throw percentage, shooting an impressive .750 from the free throw line.
As for their opponent, the Bears head into the game with records of 1-3 ATS and 3-5 SU. Brown is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, hitting 9.0 shots from three-point range per game. The Bears are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 45th in Division I at 1.42.
This game marks the first time Georgetown and Brown have played one another in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Brown, ATS Winner – Brown, O/U – Over
Notes
Georgetown is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Ranked 89th, the Georgetown Hoyas have an offensive rating of 111.4. The Brown Bears rank 243rd with a defensive rating of just 105.2.
The Georgetown Hoyas average a field goal percentage of 47.0% this season. The Brown Bears are a winless 0-3 when opponents have a FG% of 47.0% or greater.
The Georgetown Hoyas and the Brown Bears both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Georgetown is 78th and 60th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Brown is 241st and 170th in these categories.
Brown ranks 50th in assists, recording 16.5 per game. Georgetown performs worse at 150th with 14.1 assists per game.
Georgetown ranks 299th in offensive rebounds, while Brown ranks 43rd in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 19.1% when playing Georgetown this season. Brown is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 19.1% or higher.
