Georgetown vs Syracuse Game Information

Georgetown vs Syracuse Preview

Syracuse (5-4, 5-0 at Home) welcomes old rivals Georgetown (7-2, 0-1 on Road) in a Big East-ACC showdown on Saturday afternoon. These two used to bang the boards in the Big East before the Orange left for the ACC. The Hoyas are 4-1 over their last 5 games, beating St. Francis by 17 (82-65), Wagner by 25 (66-41), Albany by 32 (100-68), and Maryland Baltimore County by 24 (86-62) before losing to West Virginia by 13 in its last game (73-60). Syracuse is 2-3 in its last 5, losing to Texas Tech by 5 (79-74), beating Cornell by 10 (82-72), losing at now new No. 1 Tennessee on the Road by 26 (96-70), falling at Notre Dame by 5 (69-64), and beating Albany by 17 in its last outing (102-85). Both teams are big longshots in the Futures market, Georgetown is 300/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament (DraftKings) with Syracuse now lined at 250/1.

Georgetown Seeking its First Win on the Road Here

Georgetown (4-5-0 ATS, 4-5-0 O/U) has always made strong defense its bread and butter on the hardwood and this season is no different with the Hoyas allowing just 64.2 ppg, the 32nd best mark in Division I, allowing 578 in its 9 games played. The scoring attack is led by four players in double-digits in F Thomas Sorber (15.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg), G Jayden Epps (14.2 ppg), G Micah Peavy (13.6 ppg), 3.9 rpg, 3.9 apg), and G Malik Mack (12.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.9 apg) with nice help and minutes from F Drew Fielder (7.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg) and F Jordan Burks as well (6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg). Georgetown (+110 Moneyline, Syracuse -132) comes in here averaging 76.7 ppg (Tied-#112), 37.3 rpg (#152), and 16.0 apg (Tied-#77), but honestly, haven’t beaten anyone good yet and lost vs its two toughest opponents, both Power 4 schools (ND, WV).

Georgetown Betting Trends

• Georgetown is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Hoyas have only played one Road game (at WV) 
• Georgetown is 3-1-0 ATS in its last 4 games
• The Hoyas went 13-19-0 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (40.6%)
• The Under is 3-1-0 in Georgetown’s last 4 games overall

Syracuse in Trouble with Star Starling Out Injured

Syracuse (4-4-1 ATS, 5-4-0 O/U) joined the ACC way back in 2013 and made some noise and its orange presence known by starting that season 25-0. Times have changed and iconic Head Coach Jim Boeheim retired last year, so the Orange aren’t quite the dominant force they once were when Carmelo Anthony and Sherman Douglas roamed the court. And this year, Syracuse has a real problem with star G and leading scorer JJ Starling (19.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.0 apg) out with an injury indefinitely. Starling is a player who can affect a Point Spread by 2 to 4 points in a game with his absence. The Orange will rely on F Donnie Freeman (14.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg), F Chris Bell (12.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg), F Jyare Davis (10.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg), C Eddie lapkin Jr. (8.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.0 apg), and G Elijah Moore (8.2 ppg) now, but without its backcourt ace, this team is just not the same. Syracuse averages 80.2 ppg (Tied-#95) and allows 80.2 ppg, 39.2 rpg (#76), and 15.0 apg (Tied-#133) and like Georgetown, hasn’t beaten anyone noteworthy and has also lost to its 4 toughest opponents (Texas, Texas Tech, Tennessee, Notre Dame).

Syracuse Betting Trends

• Syracuse is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games overall
• The Orange are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games
• Syracuse has alternated Overs/Unders its last 10 (OUOUOUOUOU) 
• The Orange went 0-3-0 ATS to start the 2024-25 NCAAB season
• Syracuse also went 13-19-0 ATS last season (40.6%) 

Georgetown vs Syracuse Prediction

Nine of the last 10 series meetings have happened since Syracuse left the Big East for the ACC, and the Orange are 6-4 SU in those last 10 with Georgetown going 6-4-0 ATS. The Totals market sees a dead split at 5-5 with 3 of the last 4 going Under. Syracuse has won the last 2 meetings SU/ATS winning by 12 last season at Georgetown (80-68, SYR -1) and by 19 two years ago at Home (83-64, SYR -7.5). Last year’s meeting went Under the 148.5 Total by just 0.5 while that meeting two years ago here went Over the 148 Total by only 1 point, so Totals bettors and bad beats fanatics beware. The two big things about this handicap are the site (SYR 3-1 last 3 Home vs Georgetown) and the absence of Starling. Syracuse has not yet lost at Home (5-0) but has beaten Le Moyne, Colgate, Youngstown State, Cornell and Albany, hardly quality opponents. This Georgetown vs Syracuse NCAAB pick will look to the Road Underdog Hoyas who have 4 guys who can provide a fair share of points, rebounds, and assists. Without Starling, the Orange aren’t the same.

Kevin’s Pick: Georgetown Moneyline +110