The
Hoyas put it to Davidson last week. Davidson
simply put is not playing good basketball this season.
I feel prey to that early in the season but not
tonight. The Hoyas will not be so lucky here. Illinois
is the best team in the country right now, and has
a
tremendous backcourt, one that should kill the Hoyas.
Home underdogs of 10 or more points that don't
pressure well (force <14 turnovers/game) are
just 48-93 (66%) ATS since 1997. Georgetown is
also only 3-21 ATS versus good ball handling
teams (committing <14
turnovers/game) over the last 3 seasons. Illinois
certainly fits that mold. Also consider that
Illinois, against MUCH better competition, is good
for
80.5 ppg on the road, while Georgetown is only scoring
64 ppg at home. Georgetown will have a very tough
time in this game. The home crowd will help a
bit
but Illinois will pull away. Two star pick: Illini.
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