Connecticut Huskies @ Georgetown Hoyas Big East Tournament Pick

Connecticut Huskies @ Georgetown Hoyas Big East Tournament Pick: Wednesday morning has a big one in the Big East tournament, and when isn’t a Big East game big? This conference is killing it these days. While they might not have the best team in the country, they have 8 or 9 teams that could and have beat some of the Nation’s best. It’s early in the tournament, but already two ranked teams are going at it as Georgetown takes on Connecticut.

UConn won it’s 1st round game as Georgetown had a bye. The Huskies played really well against DePaul, putting up 97 points and winning by 26. Kemba Walker put up 26, going 8 of 15 from the floor and making 10 free throws. It looks like he’s turning it on, and this time of year seems like his kind of time. But Georgetown is certainly a tougher test.

Georgetown lost to UConn earlier in the season at Connecticut – falling by 8 in a game where Kemba went ballistic on the Hoyas, dropping 31 points 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Talk about BEAST Mode.

Both teams lost 4 of 5 coming into the Conference Tournament, but Georgetown hasn’t won a game since Chris Wright went down with a broken hand, and obviously their lead ball handler is a huge part of their success. He won’t be playing on Wednesday, and that has to give UConn the advantage.

The question is by how much. It’s late on Tuesday Night, or really early on Wednesday morning (whichever time zone you’re in) and there still aren’t any lines out for this game – so now I have to pick a winner and a score, and you can bet accordingly if you’re with me.

Neither team has been playing well, but despite being 1-4 in their last 5 (just like Georgetown) I think the Huskies have been playing better ball. Their best player is playing, and it’s tourney time where he will be playing at his biggest. Kemba started the season hot, and I think he finishes strong – so I have to take the Huskies by 7. If the line is greater than that, and the Hoyas are a big dog, I’d go with them. Even without Wright, they’ll come to fight and probably keep it within single digits.

#19 Connecticut Huskies @ #22 Georgetown Hoyas (3/9) (ESPN)