D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Georgetown opened as a 7-point favorite over Eastern Washington. (Getty)
In its last 5 games as a favorite, Georgetown has failed to cover the spread in any of them.
And what are the No. 4 seed Hoyas when they take on No. 13 Eastern Washington in a South Regional Round of 64 game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday?
You guessed it, favorites. In fact, Georgetown is favored by 7.5 points, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Read the OddsShark preview of the game here.
The Eagles grabbed the Big Sky’s automatic bid and are third nationally while scoring 80.8 points per game.
The below odds are provided by sites tracked by OddsSharks and are subject to change.
Georgetown-Eastern Washington Point Spread
Georgetown … -7.5
Eastern Washington … +7.5
Georgetown is just 10-16-2 against the spread, including 3-7 over the past 10.
Eastern Washington is 14-12 ATS and 5-5 in the last 10.
EWU is 7-3 straight up over the past 10, Georgetown 6-4.
For the OddsShark.com stats and odds game preview, click here.
Georgetown-Eastern Washington Over-Under
Over-Under … 147
Eastern Washington has a 18-7 record vs. the over-under, while Georgetown was 15-16.
Over the past 10 games for Georgetown, the UNDER has won 6 times.
The OVER has won in 7 of the past 10 EWU games.
Georgetown-Eastern Washington Odds to Win the Tournament
Georgetown … 100/1
Eastern Washington … 500/1
The oddsmakers don’t agree with the selection committee’s decision to award Georgetown a 4 seed. The 100/1 odds are the lowest among all the 4s and worse than numerous 5, 6 and 7 seeds.
At 500/1, Eastern Washington is not going to with NCAA title. In fact, 13 seeds have beaten the No. 4 only 20 percent of the time (25-95 record) since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
The Basics
Who:
No. 4 Georgetown (21-10) vs. No. 13 Eastern Washington (26-8)
What:
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 – South Region
When:
Thursday
Where:
Rose Garden – Portland, Oregon
Time:
9:57 p.m. Eastern
Channel:
truTV
