The Clemson Tigers and Pitt Panthers face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at the Peterson Events Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Clemson vs Ptt prediction.

Clemson Looks the Real Deal

Clemson looks like they are the real deal and in the last game against Alabama they sure looked good. Clemson’s offense scored 85 points against the Crimson Tide and that led to the victory.  PJ Hall had a strong game putting up 21 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. Clemson on the season is averaging 80.5 points while their defense is giving up 68.5 points per game. Clemson wants to push the pace and there is no doubt that is going to be the goal again in this game. 

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How Does Pitt Bounce Back?

Pitt really struggled in the last game against Missouri. The offense only managed 64 points and that led to the seven point defeat. Overall this season the Pittsburgh offense has been good this season averaging 84.7 points per game. They want to push the pace and they are going to need to get the offense back on the right track here. The defense also can’t be overlooked as they are giving up only 64.3 points per game. Blake Hinson is averaging 19.6 points while shooting 44 percent from the field. 

Pitt vs Clemson Betting Prediction

There will be very little defense played in this game. These are both teams that like to push the pace and there is going to be no shortage of scoring in this game. Clemson is going to push the pace and Pitt is going to go over their season average of 84.7 points per game. Both of these offenses are going to have no issue scoring and this game is going to go over the total.