Providence seems to be a team who has played their best basketball. I watched them in person Sat night and was thoroughly unimpressed. Carter is good, the big fella is solid and the rest of the crew is mediocre. Ed Cooley has his Hoyas playing better (not well but better). Take the points

Georgetown has won just one of its last 16 games, against DePaul, but the Hoyas have been getting more competitive. They scored 93 in a five-point loss to Xavier and lost by eight on the road to St. John's in two of their last three games. In between there was a 13-point home loss to Providence, but it should be noted Georgetown shot 35.1 percent. Look for Ed Cooley to make adjustments and for the Hoyas to lose by single digits.