Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will travel in Big East conference action when they take on the Georgetown Hoyas in a Big East conference college basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Tip off time at Georgetown is set for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by CBS.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Georgetown Hoyas opening up as a 13 ½ point favorite with the over under coming in at 146.
The early money from the college basketball bettors has come in on the side of the road underdog Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the Georgetown Hoyas are currently an 11-point favorite. The total has seen early movement on the side of the under, as the over under is currently lined at 145 ½ for the bettors to play into.
Money line gamblers looking to play on the side of the Georgetown Hoyas will lay –750 odds with the road underdog Notre Dame Fighting Irish bringing back +550 to pull off the straight up win with no need for points on their side.
These schools are meeting for the first time in the regular season. In last year’s meeting it was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with the 73-67 home victory over Georgetown as a 3 point betting favorite. Notre Dame out shot the Hoyas from the three-point line in victory by a 38% to a 22% margin. Expect a lot of three’s from Notre Dame because they cannot compete in a half court style game.
Notre Dame sits at 18-10 on the season and 7-8 versus Big East conference opponents. They have struggled mightily in true road games this season with a 1-6 straight up record. Notre Dame is clearly on the bubble and must win their next three Big East games and go very deep into the Big East Tournament to have a shot at an at large bid into the dance. The team is coming off a 68-53 home victory over Pittsburgh back on Wednesday night as a 1-point underdog. The Irish had a solid shooting night hitting on 50% from the field and 55.6% from beyond the arc. Senior Luke Harangody has been listed as doubtful in this game with his lingering knee injury. It was a balanced scoring sheet for the Irish in their win against the Panthers with 4 starters in double digits.
Georgetown sits at 19-7 straight up and 9-6 versus Big East conference opponents as they enter this game. The team is 11-3 on their home court. They must keep winning to ensure a possible at large bid in the NCAA Tournament. The team broke a recent 2 game losing streak by posting a 70-60 road victory at Louisville on Tuesday night. They shot well in victory with nearly 47% from the field and 50% from three. Their notable home victories came over Duke and Villanova. Leading scorer Austin Freeman is coming off an excellent game at Louisville where he posted a season high 29 points on 9 of 12 from the field and 5 of 6 from three in victory.
Trend: Georgetown is 8-3 to the over in their 11 lined home games this season
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