Georgetown vs. Xavier betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Georgetown Hoyas (8-3, 1-0 Big East) are at home in Big East play against the Xavier Musketeers (8-4, 0-1 Big East) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Hoyas are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 149.5 for the matchup.

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Georgetown vs. Xavier betting lines

  • Georgetown moneyline odds to win: -221
  • Xavier moneyline odds to win: +181
  • Spread: Georgetown (-4.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Georgetown statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Georgetown covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Georgetown covered 10 times in 19 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered six times in 12 opportunities in road games.
  • The Hoyas went over the total in a lower percentage of games at home (42.1%) than away games (50%) last year.
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Georgetown took 12 of 13 games when playing at home, good for a .923 winning percentage. Georgetown won two of four games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Hoyas were the 235th-ranked squad in the country (72.0 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 91st (69.6 points allowed per game).
  • With 32.0 rebounds per game and 31.1 rebounds allowed, Georgetown was 179th and 172nd in college basketball, respectively, last season.
  • Last season the Hoyas were ranked 135th in college basketball in assists with 14.1 per game.

Georgetown betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-8-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 0-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-5-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 6-0-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (252nd in nation) 42.3 (128th) 34.1 (145th) 31.9 (224th) 16.0 (100th) 8.2 (second)

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Xavier statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Xavier had a better winning percentage at home (.588, 10-7-0 record) than on the road (.500, 6-6-0).
  • Musketeers games finished above the over/under 41.2% of the time at home (seven of 17) last year, and 66.7% of the time away (eight of 12).
  • The Musketeers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-2) last season, and on the road it was .125 (1-7).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Musketeers scored 78.1 points per game (73rd-ranked in college basketball) last year. They surrendered 71.6 points per contest at the other end (165th-ranked).
  • Last year Xavier pulled down 30.0 boards per game (294th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 30.1 rebounds per contest (104th-ranked).
  • The Musketeers were one of the top teams in college basketball in terms of assists, as they dished out 16.7 per game (21st-best in college basketball).

Xavier betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-4-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 7-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.0 (320th in nation) 46.7 (314th) 33.2 (185th) 34.0 (311th) 18.7 (24th) 9.0 (12th)
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