Best College Basketball Picks for 1/17/25

On January 18, 2025By Littum

DePaul vs Georgetown clash in a Big East game on Friday night in college basketball. Get today’s college basketball picks around DePaul vs Georgetown clashing in a conference matchup in Washington DC!

Here’s a rundown of predictions and picks for this Big East matchup that kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on January 17, 2025!

DePaul vs Georgetown game details

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Time: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network
Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Spread: Georgetown -9 | Total: 141.5

DePaul vs Georgetown Preview

After DePaul’s 85-83 overtime loss to Marquette on Tuesday, Blue Demons head coach Chris Holtmann said, “This thing will be turned around. I promise you. It might not be as fast as we all want, but it will be turned around, and I promise you.”

We believe in him. After a promising start to the season, DePaul has started 0-7 in Big East play with three of those losses coming in overtime.

If you watch the postgame press conference from opposing coaches after they play DePaul, almost all of them say the same thing: This team is different.

The Blue Demons have been stuck at the bottom of the Big East pecking order for a long time, but Holtmann is leading the effort to change DePaul’s perception within the conference.

Speaking of turning a program around, Ed Cooley had a one-year head start on Holtmann after arriving at Georgetown before last season.

The Hoyas opened the year with a 12-2 record, but a weak non-conference schedule may be catching up to Georgetown in Big East play.

Per KenPom, Georgetown played a bottom-5 non-conference schedule with six opponents rated outside the top-250. The Hoyas have suffered three straight losses to Marquette, UConn and Saint John’s.

DePaul vs Georgetown Predictions

Putting up a number like this in conference play is not something Georgetown is used to doing. The Hoyas were an underdog in every conference game last season, with the exception of playing DePaul.

The Hoyas closed as a seven-point home favorite over the Blue Demons in Washington last season and won by three.

Per KenPom, DePaul was rated 243rd in the country when these teams met in DC last season.

DePaul has improved about 125 spots from last year to this year, but Georgetown puts up a bigger number in Friday’s meeting than the Hoyas had in last year’s matchup. It doesn’t pass the sniff test. We take the points.

DePaul vs Georgetown Prediction: DePaul +9

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