Big East Basketball on Monday and we will see the Georgetown Hoyas travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 pm (Eastern) start time and will be televised on ESPN. Currently the odds for the game have Notre Dame favored by 6 points while the total sits at 121.5. Check out Sportsbook Spy to see who the Public is taking on all of today's games.
Free Analysis: The Hoyas had a modest two-game win streak come to an end on Saturday when they allowed South Florida to rally in the second half and capture a 61-58 decision. Georgetown, which has spent time in the national rankings this season, is currently 12-4 overall and with the setback to the Bulls, an even 1-2 in true road tests. The Hoyas will take on No. 1 Louisville in the nation's capital this Saturday. Georgetown is not a pretty team to watch. In fact, it is one of the weakest offensive teams in the Big East, ranking next-to-last in scoring defense with just 64.1 ppg. However, the Hoyas are one of the top teams in the country at the defensive end (56.3 ppg). They played well defensively their last time out and limited USF to 39.2 percent shooting from the floor, but the Bulls turned 15 turnovers into 20 points to overcome their poor shooting. Porter paces the squad with 14.3 points and 7.3 boards per game, and Markel Starks adds 11.4 ppg. The team's second- leading scorer, Greg Whittington, is out indefinitely due to academics.
The Fighting Irish snapped a two-game slide on Saturday by fending off the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to pick up 69-66 win. Mike Brey's squad won its first two Big East contests over Seton Hall and Cincinnati before falling to Connecticut and St. John's. The only other blemish on UND's resume' is an overtime loss to Saint Joseph's at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Nov. 16. Notre Dame has found much more success at the offensive end than has its counterpart tonight, as it is scoring 74.6 ppg behind a Big East-leading 50.5 percent shooting effort. The team revolves around senior forward Jack Cooley, who averages a double-double with 15.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game Cooley paces a group of seven that average 7.3 points or more per tilt. Jerian Grant and Eric Atkins are both scoring in double figures with 12.4 and 12.3 ppg, respectively. The junior guards are making a substantial contribution with their passing ability, with Atkins ranking third in the conference in assists per game (6.7), while Grant checks in sixth (5.4) to help Notre Dame dish out 19.1 helpers per outing, which ranks second nationally.
Free Pick: At home the Irish have looked to push tempo and they come in averaging 75.6 ppg at home, with their home games averaging 135.9 ppg. The Irish shoot 50.8% at home and have been very good from long range all season and that should mean extra points there. The Hoya's do play defense very well, but have allowed 63 ppg in their last 4 games and the Irish should be able to at least reach that mark. Defensively, Notre Dame has not been playing that well of late, as they have allowed 66.4 ppg on 46% shooting in their last 5 games. That should allow a Hoyas offense that puts up just 57.7 ppg on the road, to also reach the 60's. Georgetown's games are low scoring Mainly because of their defense, but they are not a total slow down team. The Irish will push temp here so they don't face the half court defense of the Hoya's I look for this one in the 130's.
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