The #1-ranked UConn Huskies will travel to Washington, District of Columbia to face the Georgetown Hoyas at the Capital One Arena with the game tipping off at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday and will air on Fox Sports 1.

The UConn Huskies are ranked 1^st in the AP Poll and 1^st in the Coaches Poll with a record of 21-2 and are in 1^st place in the Big East with a record of 11-1 and are on an 11-game winning streak following Tuesday’s 71-62 win at home against the Butler Bulldogs. UConn has been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season with an average of 80.91 points per game which ranks 33^rd this season. Defensively, the Huskies are one of the best teams as they are allowing the 16^th fewest points per game in college basketball with an average of 64.09 points allowed per game. 

Tristen Newton has been one of the best players on the team this season as he leads the team in scoring, rebounds, and assists with an average of 15.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game. The UConn Huskies will look to extend their winning streak to 12 games when they travel to face the Georgetown Hoyas.

The Georgetown Hoyas have been one of the worst teams in the Big East this season with a record of 1-10 in conference play which gives them the 2^nd worst record in the conference and are 8-14 overall and are on a seven-game losing streak following Wednesday’s 70-76 loss on the road against the Seton Hall Pirates. The Hoyas have been a below-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 75.86 points per game while also being a below-average team offensively as they are allowing an average of 71.95 points per game. Jayden Epps has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in scoring and assists with an average of 18.3 points and 4.4 assists per game. The Georgetown Hoyas will look to end their seven-game losing streak when they host the UConn Huskies on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the UConn Huskies listed as 16.5-point favorites on the road against the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday afternoon. UConn has won eight of the last ten including seven straight games in the series. The Huskies have gone 5-4-1 ATS in the last ten while the Hoyas have covered the spread in four straight games in the series. The UConn Huskies are 13-10 ATS overall, 3-3 ATS on the road, 13-9 ATS as a favorite, and 6-6 ATS in conference games this season while the Georgetown Hoyas are 10-12 ATS overall, 4-10 ATS at home, 8-6 ATS as an underdog, and 6-5 ATS in conference games on the year.

The UConn Huskies have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season and have been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten including seven straight games against Georgetown. The Huskies are 5-4-1 ATS in the last ten games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 13-10 ATS overall while the Hoyas are 10-12 ATS which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the UConn Huskies when they travel to face the Georgetown Hoyas.