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The 11th-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers will be facing off against the third-seeded Xavier Musketeers on Sunday afternoon in the Midwest region in a neutral-site game taking place at Greensboro Coliseum. Pittsburgh is 24-11 this year and is coming off a 59-41 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday against the Iowa State Cyclones. The Musketeers are 26-9 right now and are coming off a 72-67 home win on Friday over the Kennesaw State Owls. Anything can happen during March Madness so this will be an interesting game to dive into.
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Pittsburgh Ready for Another Upset
The Pittsburgh Panthers are coming off a 59-41 win against the Iowa State Cyclones. They were dominant in the second half as Iowa State held a 29-18 advantage. They struggled from the field, connecting on just 14-of-41 (34.1 percent) overall, 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) from three, while adding 29 free-throw attempts. Senior guard Nelly Cummings finished with 13 points, one rebound, three assists, two steals, and four turnovers. Defensively, they did extremely well as they allowed 23.3 percent from the floor and 9.5 percent from deep here. The Panthers also added six steals and four blocks in the game and forced eight turnovers.
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The Panthers are an outstanding offensive team this season, ranked 92nd in the nation with 75.2 points per game and shooting 44.9 percent from the floor. The Panthers are averaging 14.2 assists per game. Defensively, they are giving up 69.3 points per game, which is 153rd in the country. They have been causing issues with 4.1 blocks and 5.2 steals per game thus far.
Hawks Trying to Unclip Their Wings
The Xavier Musketeers are coming off a 72-67 win against the Kennesaw State Owls in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. narrowly avoiding an upset. They struggled from 3pt range while shooting 46.2 percent overall but just 16.7 percent from beyond the arc. Xavier was able to get to the free-throw line 30 times in the game. Senior forward Jerome Hunter led the Musketeers with 24 points, five rebounds, one block, and one steal. Defensively, they allowed the Owls to 42.2 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from three, and just 13 free-throw attempts. They were able to record six steals and four blocks over the course of the game.
The Xavier Musketeers have been an extremely solid offensive program with 81.1 points per game, which is 12th in the country. The Musketeers also dished out 19.2 assists per game on the season. They are shooting 45.9 percent from the field so far. On the defensive side of things, they are 290th in the nation, allowing 73.9 points per game. They recorded 3.2 blocks and 6.5 steals per game this season to try to keep their opponent on their toes.
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When looking at the defense in the last few games, there is a huge difference in the Panthers’ direction as they are giving up 49 points in their last two games while the Musketeers are allowing 64 points in their previous three games. The ability to defend the three-point line throughout the year as they are 95th in the sport with a 32.6 three-point percentage while Xavier is all the way down ranking 276th in the nation with a 27.5 percentage from beyond the arc.
All in all, go with the Pittsburgh Panthers getting a handful of points in this game.
Prediction: Pittsburgh Panthers +4.5
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The adjusted defensive rating provided by KenPom shows that these defenses are some of the best in the country as Pittsburgh is 108th in the sport with a 101.8 rating thus far while Xavier is currently 72nd in college basketball with a 99.2 defensive rating. Neither team has been scoring the ball too well as of late either as the Panthers are averaging 69.3 points in their last four games while the Musketeers are scoring 68.3 points in their previous three games, which is way under the total they have here.
The under has hit in four of the previous five Musketeers games against teams with a .600+ winning percentage as well as in each of the last seven Panthers games played on Sunday so go with UNDER 152.5 POINTS here.
Prediction: Under 152.5
