Teams looking to stop losing streaks square off Tuesday in Big East Conference action when the Georgetown Hoyas battle the Seton Hall Pirates. The Hoyas (6-20, 1-14 Big East), who have lost five in a row, are winless in nine true road games. The Pirates (15-11, 8-7), who sport a two-game losing streak, are 9-4 on their home court this year. Georgetown is coming off an 89-75 setback against Marquette, while Seton Hall dropped a 58-54 decision at Villanova on Saturday.

The game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, will tip off at 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The Pirates are favored by 11.5 points in the latest Georgetown vs. Seton Hall odds, while the over/under for total points is set at 137.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

Before you make any Georgetown vs. Seton Hall picks or any other college basketball predictions, you NEED to see which side Matt Severance is on. 

Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past two college basketball seasons, he went 391-286 (plus $2,714). Severance also has been on a roll during the 2022-23 college basketball season, going 94-54-1 (plus $2,097) on his last 149 picks Anyone following him is WAY UP!

Severance knows senior guard Al-Amir Dawes is one of five Pirates averaging seven points per game or better. He is averaging 12.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He has been spot on from 3-point range, connecting on 40.9% of his long-range shots, and is also hitting on 40.6% of his field goals and 81.1% of his free throws. He is coming off a 13-point performance in Saturday's loss at Villanova. Dawes has reached double-figure scoring in 18 games, including three with 20 or more. He has also registered one double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-44 win over Saint Peter's on Nov. 12.

The expert also is aware that the Hoyas have improved greatly since the beginning of the year and have had four games in the past month decided by six points or less, including an 81-76 win over DePaul on Jan. 24. Sophomore guard Primo Spears leads Georgetown in scoring, averaging 15.9 points per game, along with 5.5 assists, three rebounds and 1.1 steals. Spears scored nine points in the first meeting with Seton Hall, and is coming off an eight-point and eight-assist performance against No. 10 Marquette on Saturday. His best game was a 37-point and 11-assist effort at No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 21.

Now, Severance has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Georgetown vs. Seton Hall. We can tell you he's leaning Over the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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