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Washington State (+2) beat Pitt 67-66 in Pullman Monday night, despite leading scorer Motum missing game (ankle); he wasn't in uniform, so it is doubtful he plays here, especially since this is best-of-3 series- Pitt win forces a decisive game Friday. Coogs won last three true road games, at USC-USF-Oregon State, but this is first time this year they've been east of Rockies. Panthers' defense slipped this year; State shot 51% from the floor Monday; Pitt won its last three home games, by 20-18-21 points.
Utah State scored 83.3 ppg in winning four home games to get to finals in this tournament, but #142 LMU was best of the four team they beat, so #95 Mercer is step up; Aggies are 1-5 this season vs top 100 teams, with win in season opener over BYU the only win. Mercer went north and won last two games on road, at ODU/Fairfield; last three teams they beat are all rated higher than #124 Utah State. Bears are a defensive team; only one of last eight opponents scored more than 61 points.
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WASHINGTON ST (19 - 16) at PITTSBURGH (20 - 17)
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Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MERCER (26 - 11) at UTAH ST (21 - 15)
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UTAH ST is 29-17 ATS (+10.3 Units) in all home games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH ST is 29-17 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home lined games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH ST is 47-28 ATS (+16.2 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1997.
UTAH ST is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) in home games in all tournament games since 1997.
MERCER is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
MERCER is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
WASHINGTON STATE vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Washington State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
MERCER vs. UTAH STATE
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Utah State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah State's last 5 games at home