Pittsburgh vs Sacred Heart 12/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-5) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-4)
December 10, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Panthers -16.5 / Sacred Heart Pioneers +15.5; Over/Under: +145
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The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Pitt Panthers meet in college basketball action from the Petersen Events Center on Saturday.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers come into this game on the heels of back-to-back losses after a 61-59 loss to Fairfield last time out. Nico Galette leads the Pioneers in scoring with 16. PPG along with 7.3 RPG while Raheem Solomon has 12.1 PPG and Joey Reilly has 11.3 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacred Heart so far this season. Bryce Johnson also has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG and Mike Sixsmith has a team-high 3.4 APG as well this season. As a team, Sacred Heart is averaging 73 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.
The Pitt Panthers will hope to bounce back from a 75-74 loss to Vanderbilt on the road last time out. Blake Hinson leads Pitt in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Jamarius Burton has 15.1 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Greg Elliott has 10.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year. Nelly Cummings also has 9.6 PPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead Pitt in assists this season. As a team, Pitt is averaging 72.8 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
Sacred Heart is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games against a team with a winning home record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning home record. Pitt is 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a loss and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 12-0 in their last 12 home games following three or more consecutive road games.
This is normally more points than I’d care to lay with a Pitt Panthers team, but this year’s Pitt team looks to be legit as they’ve had some solid wins in recent outings. Sacred Heart just looks to be overmatched here and I think Pitt gets the big win and cover at home so give me the Panthers.
