Game 34: Big East Tournament Semifinals – No. 11 Georgetown (16-17) vs. No. 2 UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats (28-4)
when: Friday 8pm
Where: madison square garden
television: FS1 (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson)
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radio: 980 AM Team (Rich Chvotkin), SiriusXM 204
Betting history: UConn leads 6-2
Historical series: UConn leads 42-36 and has won its past 12 games against the Hoyas.
KenPom ranking: UConn 10, Georgetown 76
KenPom Odds: Villanova University has an 85% probability of winning, and the expected score is 76-65.
DraftKings Series: Georgetown +15.5, o/u 139.5 ML +900
What’s the danger?
We have now entered the “play with house money” portion of the tournament. Some would say the House money affair started last night against Villanova, but I don’t say that about the Wildcats.
Now, before we continue, please allow yourself to enjoy this moment. In the past ten years or so, there have not been many such people.
Now enter the game. Georgetown is a huge underdog, having lost 12 straight games to UConn.
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What happened with the Hoyas was that with KJ Lewis trailing, everyone stepped up. Kevon Mulready has become a sharpshooter. Jeremiah Williams is the point guard Ed Cooley has needed all season. Vince Iwuchukwu and Julius Halaifonua took turns dominating the penalty area. Malik Mack always shines in the big moments, while Caleb Williams continues to be consistent. One must also consider that Georgetown has played tight ends against UConn in both games thus far – losing by 2 and 4 points, respectively.
Georgetown is 40 minutes away from an NCAA tournament berth. That’s pretty much all one could ask for, considering how this season is going.
notes
BET History favors Georgetown against Villanova in Thursday’s quarterfinals, and History wins. This is good news. Now semifinal history is tonight vs. Hoyas vs. UConn
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Let’s take a look:
Historical Georgetown is…
2-6 vs. UConn on BET.
3-5 against the No. 3 seed.
Quarterfinals 23-12
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The winner will play the winner of 1 St. John’s/4 Seton Hall Saturday night at 6:30 on FOX.