Providence vs. Georgetown betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Georgetown Hoyas (9-10, 1-7 Big East) visit the Providence Friars (9-10, 2-6 Big East) after losing three straight road games. The Friars are favored by 5.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The matchup has an over/under set at 161.5 points.

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Providence vs. Georgetown betting lines

  • Providence moneyline odds to win: -243
  • Georgetown moneyline odds to win: +199
  • Spread: Providence (-5.5)
  • Total: 161.5

Providence statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Providence sports the same winning percentage against the spread at home (.600) as it does in away games.
  • The Friars have exceeded the over/under in eight of 10 home games (80%). They’ve fared the same in road games, topping the total in four of five matchups (80%).
  • Providence has performed better as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 6-1, compared to going 0-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Friars have been putting up 89.1 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 89.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Providence’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (88.7) is 2.4 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (86.3).
  • While the Friars are hitting the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests in comparison to their season-long average (9.4), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (35.3% from deep over the last 10, 35.1% on the season).

Providence betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-5-0 (Home: 8-2-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 1-2; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (57th in nation) 43.8 (181st) 36.1 (43rd) 33.4 (302nd) 16.0 (84th) 11.5 (196th)

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Georgetown statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Georgetown has been better against the spread on the road (3-3-0) than at home (2-9-0) this season.
  • Hoyas games have gone above the over/under 90.9% of the time at home (10 of 11), and 16.7% of the time away (one of six).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Hoyas have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-3) than away (2-4).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Hoyas are posting 72.4 points per contest, compared to their season average of 75.3.
  • Georgetown has performed better defensively in its previous 10 games, allowing 72.7 points per contest, 1.0 fewer point than its season average of 73.7 allowed.
  • The Hoyas are sinking 6.2 treys per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.4). That said, they own a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (33.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (31.4%).

Georgetown betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-14-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-7-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 10-1-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-9 (Home: 1-3; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (295th in nation) 42.7 (124th) 34.0 (106th) 32.2 (245th) 14.6 (155th) 9.4 (27th)
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