Louisville Cardinals (+5) at Georgetown Hoyas (-5)

The Pick: Georgetown -5


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Hoyas vs. Cardinals Betting Overview

Washington, D.C. is the site for this Big East battle between two ranked teams fighting it out fro the conference title. The Louisville vs Georgetown match-up takes place on Monday, January 31, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Louisville comes in fresh off an 2-overtime game where they defeated UConn 79-78. They are winners of seven of their last 10 games and have a season record of 17-4. Georgetown has a 16-5 record and are 7-2 at home. In their last game they defeated Villanova 69-66 and are winners of 6 of the last ten games.

Georgetown Hoyas News and Betting Tips for Monday, January 31, 2011

The Hoyas have a scoring average of 75.6 points per game and allow their opponents to score 66.5 per game. They shoot well at 50% from the field and are 74% from the charity stripe. Austin Freeman leads the team in scoring at an 18.8 clip. Chris Knight leads in assists at 5.6 and averages 1.7 in steals. Julian Vaughn is the primary rebounder at 6.4 and he blocks over 2 shots per game. Georgetown out rebounds their opponents by 8 boards a game and they hold the other team to 33% 3-point shooting.

Louisville Cardinals News and Betting Tips for Monday, January 31, 2011

Louisville Cardinals, coached by Rick Pitino, average 79.1 points per game and they allow the opponents to score 66.5 per game. They out rebound the other team by 4 boards per game. Leading the team in those rebounds is Terence Jennings at 5.2 per game. Peyton Siva dishes out 5 assists per game and makes over 2 steals in each game. The leading scorer for Louisville is Peyton Knowles at 15.1 points per game.

Our Cardinals vs. Hoyas Pick and Predictions

On the road, Louisville have won 3 games of the 5 they have played. They have trouble with big teams that can rebound the ball well. Their glaring weakness is free throw shooting is at a 65% accuracy. Georgetown controls the boards against most teams but they allow the teams with quick guards to penetrate with the ball and dish to inside players. In making our pick for this game, they have the odds at Georgetown -5.  At home that would appear safe but Louisville can play with the best teams in the country. Our pick for Louisville vs Georgetown is for the Hoyas to cover the spread.

Bet the -5 on Georgetown.


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In-depth Cardinals at Hoyas Betting Trends

Louisville
  • Cardinals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games.
  • Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
  • Cardinals are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
  • Cardinals are 3-14-1 ATS in their last 18 games following a ATS win.
Georgetown
  • Hoyas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
  • Hoyas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Big East.
  • Hoyas are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS win.
  • Hoyas are 14-4 ATS in their last 18 games following a S.U. win.
  • Hoyas are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games.
  • Hoyas are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 Monday games.