The Butler Bulldogs take on the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington, DC. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
Georgetown is favored by 3.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -170. The total is set at 138.5 points.
Here are my Butler vs. Georgetown predictions and college basketball picks for January 31, 2025.
Butler vs Georgetown Prediction
My Pick: PASS · Lean Butler +3.5
My Butler vs Georgetown best bet is on the Bulldogs spread, with the best odds currently available at BetMGM. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Butler vs Georgetown Odds, Spread, Pick
| Butler Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+3.5 -110 | 138.5 -110o / -110u | +145 |
| Georgetown Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-3.5 -110 | 138.5 -110o / -110u | -170 |
- Butler vs Georgetown spread: Georgetown -3.5
- Butler vs Georgetown over/under: 138.5 points
- Butler vs Georgetown moneyline: Georgetown -170, Butler +145
- Butler vs Georgetown best bet: PASS · Lean Butler +3.5
My Butler vs Georgetown College Basketball Betting Preview
While I’ve seen improvements from Butler and Georgetown this year, the two are still a combined 6-14 in Big East play.
Butler’s offense relies on wing creation from the versatile Jahmyl Telfort-Patrick McCaffery-Pierre Brooks II trio. Those three are solid in catch-and-shoot creation, good as ball-screen creators and even better at generating free throws.
I’m not entirely sure how they match up with Georgetown’s defense.
The Hoyas have an elite interior defense behind stud big man Thomas Sorber. They cover ball screens well and are excellent at defending the rim without fouling. Plus, they have plenty of wing length to cover the Bulldogs' wing creation.
That said, they’re a little too compact, so I could see Butler beating them over the top, especially when Ed Cooley mixes in his zone defense, as the Bulldogs are a rock-solid zone offense (1.01 PPP, 61st percentile, per Synergy).
Ultimately, Georgetown prioritizes defending the rim, while Butler creates almost nothing at the rim.
On the other end of the court, the Hoyas are an interior-oriented, rim-running and glass-crashing offense behind Sorber, an elite roll man and flex cutter.
Butler runs a drop-coverage defense that funnels dribble creation. But the Bulldogs aren’t great defensively because their wings are flat-footed and can’t stay in front of the dribble.
That said, Georgetown relies more on secondary creation and is relatively uncomfortable with on-ball dribble penetration, which makes the Hoyas uncomfortable against drop coverage. The mercurial Jayden Epps is the only guy who can create against those sets.
Ultimately, I don’t have an excellent feel for this matchup.
If I had to pick a side, I’d lean toward Butler, as the Bulldogs could beat Georgetown over the top, while I doubt Georgetown can adjust its typical offense.
But this is a high-variance game dependent on whether or not Butler can hit those shots.
