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The Syracuse Orangemen and the Georgetown Hoyas will give the Big East conference yet another marquee TV matchup Thursday night on ESPN at 7pm(est).

Online Sportsbooks currently have the Hoyas listed as -1.5 point favorites versus the Orange, while the game’s over-under is curretly at 146.

Both teams come into tonight’s game suffering a loss in their previous game. Syracuse lost to Louisville 66-60 as a 7 point favorite on Sunday. Georgetown was upset at Rutgers 71-68 as an 11-point road chalk on Sunday.

Syracuse vs. Georgetown Free Basketball Pick for Thursday Night:

I am a big believer in “set up” games. What do I mean by “set up” game? This is when the betting public is fooled by the previous performance. The example here is Georgetown losing at Rutgers last Sunday. That loss has the public on Syracuse tonight getting +1.5 points. Georgetown has lost their last 2 meetings with Syracuse, and I do not see it a third loss in a row happening tonight. Take the Hoyas -1.5 points!

Team records:

Syracuse: 24-2 SU, 14-7 ATS

Georgetown: 18-6 SU, 11-9 ATS

Syracuse most recently:

When playing on Thursday are 7-3

Before playing Providence are 7-3

After playing Louisville are 3-4

After a loss are 7-3

Georgetown most recently:

When playing on Thursday are 5-5

Before playing Louisville are 5-1

After playing Rutgers are 6-4

After a loss are 8-2

A few betting trends to consider:

Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse’s last 5 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse’s last 5 games on the road

Syracuse is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgetown’s last 5 games at home

Georgetown is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Georgetown is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown’s last 5 games when playing at home against Syracuse

Next up for each team:

Syracuse at Providence, Tuesday, February 23

Georgetown at Louisville, Tuesday, February 23