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Published: March 12, 2010
It will be a battle of Big East Tournament giant killers when the Georgetown Hoyas do battle with the Marquette Golden Eagles in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament on Friday Night. Tip off time at Madison Square Garden is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Georgetown Hoyas coming in as a 3 point favorite with the over under coming in at 132.
This semifinal Big East Tournament game saw the early money come on the side of the favorite, as the Georgetown Hoyas are currently a 3-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen the early movement come on the side of the under, as the game is lined at 130 ½ for the bettors to play into.
Money line gamblers on the side of the Georgetown Hoyas will lay –165 odds with the underdog Marquette Golden Eagles returning +145 to pull out the upset win without taking the points.
These teams will be battling for the second time this regular season. It was Marquette Golden Eagles with the 62-59 home victory over the Georgetown Hoyas back on January 6th as a 1-½ point favorite. The game was decided on the three point line as Marquette hit on 12 of 16 and the Hoyas just 4 of 12 in defeat.
Georgetown enters the Big East semifinals winners of three straight games. They will be playing their third game in three days in this tournament. The Hoyas began play with a 69-49 blowout victory over South Florida as a 7-point favorite. They held the Bulls to just 29.1% shooting in victory. Then the team pulled off a huge upset over Syracuse 91-84 as a 5-½ point underdog. The Hoyas hit an amazing 57.9% of their shots against a good defensive club in the Orange. Georgetown guard Chris Wright had an outstanding game with 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting from the field in victory.
Marquette Golden Eagles have played well down the stretch winners of 6 of their past 7 games Their wins in the Big East Tournament have all been nail biters. They began play with a 57-55 victory over the St John’s Red Storm as a 4-point favorite. The Golden Eagles shot well hitting on 52.5% of their shots. They followed up that performance with an 80-76 upset win over the Villanova Wildcats as a 5-point underdog. It was another nice shooting night in Big East conference tournament play as Marquette converted on 48.1% of their shots. Marquette has been good from beyond the arc hitting on 55.6% against the Red Storm and 61.1% against Villanova from beyond the arc. Guard Darius Johnson-Odom led the Golden Eagles with 24 points against the Wildcats.
Trend: Marquette Golden Eagles are 3-1 ATS in their past 4 games with the Georgetown Hoyas
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