The Georgetown Hoyas take on the UConn Huskies in Hartford, CT. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
UConn is favored by 13.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -1000. The total is set at 140.5 points.
Here are my Georgetown vs. UConn predictions and college basketball picks for February 26, 2025.
Georgetown vs UConn Prediction
My Pick: UConn -13 or Better
My Georgetown vs UConn best bet is on the Huskies spread, with the best odds currently available at Caesars. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Georgetown vs UConn Odds
| Georgetown Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+13.5 -120 | 140.5 -110 / -110 | +650 |
| UConn Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-13.5 +100 | 140.5 -110 / -110 | -1000 |
- Georgetown vs UConn spread: UConn -13.5
- Georgetown vs UConn over/under: 140.5 points
- Georgetown vs UConn moneyline: UConn -1000, Georgetown +650
- Georgetown vs UConn best bet: UConn -13 or Better
Spread
With Georgetown hampered by injury, I like UConn to take care of business at home. Anything more than -13 is stretching it, though.
Moneyline
There's no value on the moneyline, as the Huskies are big favorites in this matchup.
Over/Under
My preference is on the spread here.
My Pick: UConn -13 or Better
Georgetown vs UConn College Basketball Betting Preview
Georgetown Basketball
Ed Cooley's second season in the nation's capital is certainly an improvement over his first. For the first time in several years, Georgetown isn't among the dregs of the Big East.
This season, the conference is divided into three clear tiers. St. John's, Creighton, Marquette and UConn are NCAA Tournament teams. Butler, Providence, Seton Hall and DePaul are stuck at the bottom. Villanova, Xavier and Georgetown exist in the murky middle.
Wins versus Creighton and at Villanova stand as highlights for the Hoyas this year, yet the rest of Georgetown's victories have been less impressive.
That's especially true of late, with the late-season injury bug taking a toll. Caleb Williams, a freshman earning 20 minutes per game, has been sidelined. Thomas Sorber, Georgetown's second leading scorer and leading rebounder, is now out for the season.
The Hoyas' lack of depth was on full display in a loss to Creighton on Sunday. Cooley played just seven guys, with his bench players combining for just 21 minutes, 0-of-7 shooting and zero steals, assists, blocks or points.
Micah Peavy played all 40 minutes for the third straight game and the 11th time this season. He leads the Big East in minutes played, with teammate Malik Mack also in the top five of that statistic.
The late-season drain on this team manifests on the offensive end, where the Hoyas can go dry for long stretches.
Cooley's team can stay in a game defensively but lacks the firepower for a shootout.
UConn Basketball
All aboard the UConn roller coaster. Buckle up, it's been a doozy.
The Huskies opened the season with four straight wins, lost all three games at the Maui Invitational and then won eight in a row. Since January 8, however, Connecticut has been on a bumpy ride, never winning or losing more than two games in a row during a 6-6 stretch.
Those losses have stretched the gamut from understandable (both games versus St. John's) to inexplicable (dropping an overtime game to Seton Hall).
Some of that stretch came without freshman star Liam McNeeley. Many expected his return to signal a bright future for UConn. Instead, it's been a mixed bag.
His 38-point performance in a win at Creighton was spectacular. In three games since, he's shot just 30.7% from the floor, including just two of his last 14 attempts from deep.
His emergence as the top scoring option has also led to increased mistakes. In his first 13 games, while averaging nine field goal attempts per game, he was posting just 1.1 turnover per night. In his last six outings, McNeeley is shooting 13.8 times per game and coughing up 3.7 turnovers.
This coincided with the worst shooting slump of Alex Karaban's illustrious career. Over a nine game stretch in January and February, he made just six of 47 outside shots (12.8%!). He may have shaken that with a 3-of-6 shooting night Sunday at St. John's, his best game in a month.
Meanwhile, UConn's real issues come defensively, where the Huskies barely crack the top 100 nationally. Connecticut is among the worst teams in the Big East in avoiding fouls, forcing turnovers and protecting the defensive glass.
Dan Hurley has a team built to funnel opposing attackers towards shot blockers at the rim, but in reality, the UConn defense has been overaggressive and susceptible to letting even mediocre offenses find looks to score.
Georgetown vs. UConn Betting Analysis
It's hard to overstate what the loss of Sorber will mean for Georgetown. His freshman season has been admirable, offering a bright spot for future years.
Per Hoop-Explorer, Georgetown has a net rating of +17.9 with him in the lineup, and that drops to -6.1 without him. Without him, everything gets tougher offensively, especially without his work on the offensive glass.
Defensively, Sorber's impact has been even greater. Teams shoot better from every area of the floor — from 3-point range, mid-range and at the rim — with Sorber sidelined.
Hurley will be well aware of these changes and have his team ready to attack the paint in Sorber's absence.
The next stop on the UConn roller coaster should be a bump back into the win column, in this case easily over a depleted Hoya squad, especially at -13 or better.
