Midwest Region: UMBC(15) vs. Georgetown (2)

Georgetown choked a bit in the big East tournament and they will be looking to make amends at the expense of the UMBC Retrievers in first-round action of the Midwest Region Friday at RBC Center. The America East champs will be hard-pressed to hang with a Hoya team that lost to Pitt in the playoffs.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Hoyas listed as 17½-point favorites versus the Retrievers, while the game's total is sitting at 132.

Roy Hibbert paced Georgetown with 17 points and six boards in its 74-65 loss to Pittsburgh on the Big East Tournament final on Saturday night.

Pittsburgh cashed as 4-point underdogs as the teams played over the 125-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Team records:
UMBC: 24-8 SU, 1-0 ATS
Georgetown: 27-5 SU, 13-16 ATS

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Georgetown is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgetown's last 5 games

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