Georgetown vs. DePaul betting: College basketball preview for January 17

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The DePaul Blue Demons (9-9, 0-7 Big East) will try to halt a five-game losing streak when they visit the Georgetown Hoyas (12-5, 3-3 Big East) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 17, 2025 as 8-point underdogs. The Hoyas have lost three games in a row. The matchup’s point total is set at 140.5.

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Georgetown Cover -8 vs DePaul -108

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Georgetown vs. DePaul betting lines

  • Georgetown moneyline odds to win: -417
  • DePaul moneyline odds to win: +322
  • Spread: Georgetown (-8)
  • Total: 140.5

Georgetown statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Georgetown has a worse record against the spread in home games (7-5-0) than it does in away games (3-2-0).
  • The Hoyas have hit the over on the over/under in four of 12 home games (33.3%), compared to zero of five road games (0%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Georgetown has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Hoyas have been putting up 69.9 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 73.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Georgetown allow 0.5 more points per game (64.4) than its season-long average (63.9).
  • While the Hoyas are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (6.2 per game) when compared to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.7% from deep over the last 10, 32.1% on the season).

Georgetown betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-7-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-4-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-13-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (101st in nation) 38.2 (14th) 34.6 (86th) 29.6 (99th) 15.4 (93rd) 13.1 (310th)

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DePaul statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • DePaul’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .615 (8-5-0). Away, it is .000 (0-5-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Blue Demons’ games have finished above the over/under at home (69.2%, nine of 13) compared to on the road (60%, three of five).
  • The Blue Demons’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-3) and away (0-5).

Recent trends

  • While the Blue Demons are putting up 77.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their past 10 games, amassing 71.3 points per contest.
  • DePaul is surrendering 80.8 points per game in its past 10 games, which is 6.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.1).
  • The Blue Demons are sinking 9.6 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 1.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (10.9). In addition, they own a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (35.0%) compared to their season average from three-point land (37.3%).

DePaul betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-10-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-3-0; As Underdog: 1-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-6-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (178th in nation) 45.0 (272nd) 34.1 (102nd) 30.5 (147th) 17.6 (18th) 12.6 (280th)
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