Pittsburgh vs Jacksonville 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Jacksonville Dolphins (7-3) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-7)
December 21, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Panthers -5 / Jacksonville Dolphins +5; Over/Under: -118.5
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The Jacksonville Dolphins and the Pitt Panthers meet in college hoops action from the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday night.
The Jacksonville Dolphins come into this game on the heels of an 87-48 win over subdivision Webber International last time out. Jordan Davis leads the Dolphins in scoring and assists with 11.2 PPG and 2.1 APG with 3.6 RPG while Kevion Nolan has 11 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Jacksonville up to this point in the season. Mike Marsh has 9.2 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Osayi Osifo also has a team-high 5.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Jacksonville is averaging 67.4 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 71.2% from the foul line while allowing 54.1 PPG on 38.5% shooting from the field and 28.4% from three this season.
The Pitt Panthers will be out to build on a 59-57 win over St. John’s last time out. John Hugley leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 15.1 PPG and 8 RPG while Jamarius Burton has 11 PPG and Femi Odukale has 10.8 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Panthers in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the season. As a team, Pitt is averaging 60.4 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three and 66% from the foul line while allowing 64.5 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 32.6% from three this season.
Jacksonville is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a win. Pitt is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games overall.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Jacksonville continues to plug along ATS and the Pitt Panthers continue to be one of the more untrustworthy teams in college hoops in my experience. I’m not about to lay this many points with a Pitt team against a Jacksonville squad that’s been battle-tested this season. Scoring is still an issue for Pitt and until that issue is fixed, I don’t even want to consider the Panthers. Give me the Jacksonville Dolphins and the points here.
