College Basketball Information
Pitt fell behind 19-4 in its ACC debut at NC State Saturday, won going away by 12; Panthers are are 13-1 with only three top 100 wins, by 21-9-12 points- they're forcing turnovers 19.8% of tine, holding opponents to 42.8% inside arc. Maryland is 10-5 with only one win by more than seven points- they have Allen back, so their depth at PG is improved.
West Virginia beat Texas Tech twice LY, by 16-2 points; Mountaineers won Big X opener by 5 at TCU Saturday, game they never led by more than 8 points- it was their first win in three true road games. Tech was down 15 at half to unbeaten Iowa State Saturday, tied game in second half but lost by 11; they're 0-6 vs top 100 teams, 8-0 vs everyone else. West Virginia is currently #56.
Appalachian State won eight of last ten games with Elon, but lost last two visits here, by 23-3 points; ASU is 4-9, but all four wins came vs non-D-I teams- they're 0-7 on road, with three of last five road losses by 8 or less points. Elon lost its last two games, is 5-7 vs D-I teams, but is 3-0 against teams outside the top 200, getting beat by 27-17-5 points.
Canisius won nine of last 11 games with Marist, but lost two of its last three visits here (won by 12 LY); Griffins are 3-0 in MAAC but held on for dear life in 67-63 (-4) win at St Peter's Saturday, after leading by 24 late in first half. Red Foxes won last four games after 0-9 start; their last game was Thursday, so they've had two extra days to prepare for this.
Chattanooga won 13 of last 15 games with Citadel, winning last two in this gym by total of six points; Moccasins won last three games by 5-6-9 points, winning 72-63 in SoCon opener at Furman. Citadel lost its last three games by 15-24-17 points; they're turning ball over 22.3% of time, shooting just 42% inside arc- they lost last six games with D-I teams.
Furman won three of last four games with NC-Greensboro, winning last two visits here by 13-8 points; Paladins are 3-8 in last 11 games vs D-I teams- they're 2-5 in true road games, with wins vs teams #320/344 in country, out of 351. Spartans won at Va Tech, lost by four to NC State, but they're 3-8 in last eleven D-I games, turn ball ovber 22% of time.
Quinnipiac survived 24 turnovers (-15) in 98-92 OT win over Iona LY in Virgin Islands, making 58.7% of shots inside arc before these teams were lweague rivals. Bobcats are 3-0 at home, winning by 10-3-4 points- this is their first home games in a month. Iona lost four of last five games but won 118-92 Saturday- they're #13 in countrey, making 41.3% on arc.
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Maryland at Pittsburgh
Panthers won their first ACC game defeating North Carolina State 74-62 as 4 point road favorites. The Panthers (13-1, 4-7 ATS) lead by Lamar Patterson (17.2) are netting 76.7 on the campaign while quietly holding opponents to 58.9 points/game. Pittsburgh has a smart 11-0 stretch on home court dating back to last season but backing Panthers on Petersen Events Center hardwood has been a challenge as the team is 2-6 ATS in the eight line games. Have Panthers lay 8 or more at home they're a cash draining 3-9-1 against-the-number. Terrapins with five players dropping double digits are scoring 74.5 points/game and hit the hardwood 10-5 (7-4 ATS) on the year including 2-0 SU/ATS vs the conference after a 77-61 blow-out of Georgia Tech last time out. Terps a money grabbing 14-5 ATS last 19 games overall are on a profitable 6-0 ATS stretch the conference, 6-3 ATS last nine true road games.