Georgetown is the 3rd seed in the Midwest Region, but they have lost in the first round in the last 2 NCAA Tournaments and they face a dangerous Belmont team that made the Big Dance last season and is the nation’s 4th highest scoring team. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Belmont Bruins vs. Georgetown Hoyas Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hoyas lost 2 of their last 3 games of the season and NCAAB lines have them as 3.5-point favorites with a total of 133.5.<\/p>\n In their last games Belmont beat Florida Gulf in the Atlantic Sun conference tourney finals while Georgetown lost to Cincinnati 72-70 in OT in the Big East conference quarterfinals.<\/p>\n This season Georgetown is 15-11 ATS with an O\/U record of 13-13 and Belmont is 2-5 ATS with an O\/U record of 4-3.<\/p>\n Georgetown will have to play good perimeter defense in this game, as the Bruins ranked 3rd in the nation in 3 pointers per game.<\/p>\n Belmont is led by the G trio of Kerron Johnson (14.1 ppg), Ian Clark (12.7 ppg), and Drew Hanlen (10.9 ppg). The Bruins live and die by the 3-pointer and Johnson is shooting a 3-pt FG% of 31.6%, Johnson is at 40.7%, and Hanlen is at 48.1%.\u00a0 These guys will need to hit some long balls in this game to pull off the big upset.\u00a0\u00a0[soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n With the Hoyas playing D against the 3 Belmont will need the F\/C duo of Scott Saunders (10.2 ppg 5 rpg) and Mick Hedgepeth (9.8 ppg 5.8 rpg) to give the Bruins some inside buckets and also hit the glass.<\/p>\n Georgetown is also led by their backcourt, as their 2 leading scorers are G Jason Clark (13.9 ppg) and G Hollis Thompson (12.7 ppg) and both of these guys have been struggling in the last few games and they may get back on track facing a Belmont defense that ranks 184th in the nation in opponents’ points allowed.<\/p>\n Georgetown can get up and down the court, but they may want to slow the pace of the game to make it a half court contest. Still, the main key in this game will be if the Hoyas can play good D against the 3 and if Belmont can knock down the long ball.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this Midwest Region 2nd round match up 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog.<\/p>\n Georgetown is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above 60%, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games, and they have an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 non-conference games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 3:10 PM EST Friday, March 16, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: OFF<\/strong>
\nSpread (ATS): Georgetown -3.5 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 133.5<\/strong><\/p>\n