Basketball Betting: Louisville vs. Georgetown

Louisville Cardinals vs. Georgetown Hoyas, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.

Free Pick: Louisville -1.0 (-110)

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It’s tough to ignore the momentum of these two teams.

In the case of Louisville they’re red hot and headed towards a possible Big East title, while Georgetown was a top-10 team just weeks ago, but they’re now trying to prevent their season from slipping away.

The Hoyas were No. 9 in the nation as recently as five weeks ago, and now G'Town isn’t even in the top ten in its conference. Georgetown has gone 2-8 in its last ten games including a 1-8-1 record against the spread (ATS).

On the other side of the game, the Cardinals are very much in the hunt for the conference title. They, along with U-Conn, Pitt and Marquette all have two Big East losses. Louisville, however, has the best spread number of any team in the Big East. The Cards are on a 7-3 ATS run and 16-10 vs. the number overall, which includes a sparkling road mark of 6-1 ATS.

In what should be a terrific defensive battle, I’m siding with the sizzling Cards. They’ve got the talent and coaching advantage in this one.