Villanova-Georgetown Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

The Villanova Wildcats and the Georgetown Hoyas will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Scottie Reynolds poured in 22 points on Wednesday afternoon to lead Villanova to an 82-63 win over the Syracuse Orangemen in the first round of the Big East tournament.

The Orangemen had been listed as 3-point favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (147).

Georgetown held off a late surge to defeat Louisville 55-52 on Saturday. Georgetown failed to cover the 3.5-point spread, and the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 126.5.

Austin Freeman was an impressive 6-for-8 from the field with 15 points to lead Georgetown, and Roy Hibbert added 12 in the victory.

Team records:
Villanova: 20-11 SU, 12-16 ATS
Georgetown: 25-4 SU, 11-15 ATS

Villanova most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Syracuse are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-3
After playing Louisville are 3-1
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Villanova's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Villanova's last 6 games when playing Georgetown
Villanova is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Villanova is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Georgetown
Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgetown's last 6 games when playing Villanova
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Georgetown's last 13 games
Georgetown is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games

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