Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Georgetown and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Albany 49-35.

Georgetown entered the matchup having won three straight and they're just one half away from another. Will they make it four, or will Albany step up and spoil it? We'll know soon.

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Albany Great Danes @ Georgetown Hoyas

Current Records: Albany 5-2, Georgetown 5-1

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The Georgetown Hoyas' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Albany Great Danes at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Capital One Arena. The Hoyas will be strutting in after a victory while the Great Danes will be stumbling in from a loss.

Georgetown is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 128.5, but even that wound up being too high. They blew past Wagner 66-41 on Tuesday.

Georgetown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Thomas Sorber, who earned nine points plus seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Peavy, who posted 15 points plus five steals.

Meanwhile, Albany unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Sunday. They fell to American 81-77. The Great Danes didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

Justin Neely put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (two). Another player making a difference was Kheni Briggs, who posted 14 points.

Georgetown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.

Going forward, Georgetown is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 15 points. This contest will be their seventh straight at home (so far over this stretch they are 2-4 against the spread).

Odds

Georgetown is a big 15-point favorite against Albany, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Hoyas, as the game opened with the Hoyas as a 12.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 146.5 points.

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