UMBC vs Georgetown Odds & Picks (Nov. 26)
By Robert Duff in College Basketball
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- The Georgetown Hoyas are 11.5-point home favorites over the UMBC Retrievers in their college basketball game scheduled for Saturday, November 26
- The Hoyas are 5-0 straight up and 4-1 against the spread all-time against UMBC
- All of the UMBC vs Georgetown odds and picks are analyzed in the following story
As they prepare to face the UMBC Retrievers (3-3, 2-3 ATS), it’s still difficult get a read on where the Georgetown Hoyas (3-3, 2-4 ATS) are at as a college basketball team.
On a positive note, the once-mighty Hoyas ended a 21-game losing streak via a season-opening win over Coppin State. However, in the last game, Georgetown lost 74-70 to American. It was the first time the Eagles recorded a victory over the Hoyas in 40 years.
UMBC is coming to face Georgetown off a 76-72 loss to UNC Greensboro. That ended a two-game win streak for the Retrievers.
Georgetown is set as 11.5-point home favorites in this game. The Hoyas are 5-0 straight up and 4-1 against the spread all-time when facing UMBC.
UMBC vs Georgetown Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC Retrievers | +11.5 (-110) | +480 | O 150.5 (-110) |
| Georgetown Hoyas | -11.5 (-110) | -715 | U 150.5 (-110) |
Odds as of November 25 at Barstool. Claim the Barstool Sportsbook promo code to bet on NCAA basketball.
The total for this game in the college basketball odds is set at 150.5 points. The total has gone over in four of UMBC’s last five games. Georgetown is 3-3 on the total this season.
Tipoff for this game is set at 12pm ET at the Capital One Center. FS2 is carrying the action.
The Hoyas are +12500 long shots to win the Big East in the college basketball conference odds.
UMBC Retrievers Betting Trends
It’s a rebuilding year for the Retrievers. Of their 14 scholarship players, 10 are in their first season with UMBC.
Junior guard Matteo Picarelli, from Milan, Italy, is averaging 19 points over the past three games. For the season, he’s UMBC’s second-leading scorer with 12.3 points per game. Picarelli is draining 56% (20-of-36) from beyond the arc.
PICARELLI WITH THE 4-POINT PLAY!!!! pic.twitter.com/SesGEOurYB
— UMBC Men's Basketball (@UMBC_MBB) November 20, 2022
Graduate student guard Colton Lawrence netted a season-high 21 points in the loss to UNC Greensboro. Picarelli scored 17 points. Both Lawrence and Picarelli hit five baskets from 3-point range. Graduate student guard Craig Beaudion II and graduate student forward Jarvis Doles were each good for 11 points.
Lawrence leads the team in scoring with 15.7 PPG. Â The Retrievers scored 52 of their 72 points in the loss to UNC Greensboro in the second half.
Georgetown Hoyas Betting Trends
In the loss to American the Hoyas were without sophomore guard Brandon Murray. Georgetown’s second-leading scorer with 15.4 PPG, Murray was out with a lower-body injury. He’s a game-time decision for this contest. Murray has scored in double figures in four of five games this season.
Sophomore guard Primo Spears led the Hoyas with 15 points in the loss to the Eagles. He was 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. Junior forward Akok Akok scored 14 points, pulled down six rebounds and grabbed two steals. Junior guard Jay Heath netted 10 points along with three steals.
Akok from downtown 🔥#HoyaSaxa pic.twitter.com/OtmRjVtTr0
— Georgetown Hoops (@GeorgetownHoops) November 23, 2022
Georgetown squandered a 10-point halftime lead in the loss. The Hoyas won the board battle 37-32 but were outshot 51.8% to 38.1%. Georgetown held an 18-12 advantage in second-chance points, but turned the ball over 18 times.
For the season, Spears is pacing the Hoyas with 16.3 PPG. Senior center Qudus Wahab is third in scoring (13.2 PPG). Akok is grabbing a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per game. All five starters for Georgetown came to the school via the NCAA transfer portal.
UMBC vs Georgetown Prediction
Only one of five games between UMBC and Georgetown has finished in a Hoyas victory margin of less than 19 points. That was in 2020, when UMBC lost 70-62. Last year, the Hoyas whipped the Retrievers 100-71.
Sophomore center Ryan Mutombo recorded the first double-double of his NCAA career in that game with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Georgetown grabbed 61 rebounds in the game.
Georgetown was the home team in four games vs UMBC. The other meeting came during the opening round of March Madness in 2008.
If Murray is missing again, that certainly narrows the gap between these two teams.
Pick: UMBC Retrievers +11.5 (-110)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
