Pittsburgh vs Virginia 1/3/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Virginia Cavaliers and the Pitt Panthers meet in college basketball action from the Petersen Event Center on Tuesday night.

The Virginia Cavaliers will look to build on a 74-56 win over Georgia Tech in their last game. Jayden Gardner leads Virginia in scoring and rebounding with 12 PPG and 5.7 RPG while Kihei Clark has 11.5 PPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead Virginia in assists up to this point in the season. Armaan Franklin has 10.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Virginia so far this year. As a team, Virginia is averaging 70.2 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 70.5% from the foul line this season.

The Pitt Panthers will try to build on their current four-game win streak after a 76-74 win over North Carolina in their last game. Blake Hinson leads Pitt in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Jamarius Burton has 15.8 PPG with 5.1 RPG and Greg Elliott has 10.8 PPG with 4.6 RPG. Nelly Cummings also has 11.1 PPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead Pitt in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year. As a team, Pitt is averaging 75.8 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Virginia is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win. Pitt is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I like Pitt and the points. Historically these have just been close games recently and Pitt’s played their best basketball at home this season. I think this is going to be a one possession game if Pitt doesn’t win it outright so give me the Panthers in this one with the points.