Villanova Wildcats (7-2) vs Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5)
The place: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA)
When: Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 PM
Betting Line: Villanova -9.5 (topic to alter)
Methods to Watch: truTV/HBO Max
Methods to Hear: Villanova Sports activities Radio Community
Web Rankings: Villanova 37, Pitt 163
KenPom: Villanova 37, Pitt 108
Torvik: Villanova 46, Pitt 108
About Pitt: The Panthers had been chosen to complete 14th out of 18 groups within the ACC Preseason Ballot, and never a lot has been carried out up to now to dissuade that. Pittsburgh has respectable losses to UCF, West Virginia and Texas A&M, in addition to a buzzer-beater residence win in opposition to Ohio State, however in addition they have unhealthy residence losses to Quinnipiac and Hofstra. The Panthers are led by two returnees from final 12 months’s group, ahead Cameron Corhen and guard Brandin Cummings, who common 14 factors and 13.7 factors respectively. Transfers Barry Dunning Jr. and Damarco Minor spherical out the double-digit scorers for Pitt. Dunning Jr., a senior switch from South Alabama, averages 11.4 factors per recreation on 47% from the sector. Minor, a 6’ switch from Oregon State, averages 11.2 factors per recreation and leads the group with 3 assists per recreation.
Notes on Nova: The Wildcats are coming off of their first loss since opening evening in opposition to BYU. The sport in opposition to Michigan was a actuality test for Villanova, one I’m positive that Kevin Willard used for infinite quantities of educating materials within the latest days. On the similar time, not a lot went proper in that recreation, so hopefully the ‘Cats can have short-term reminiscence in opposition to their former rival. One factor of observe is that it seems as if Zion Stanford has misplaced a spot in the primary rotation, as he’s solely enjoying a mean of 4.5 minutes over the past two video games. In the meantime, Chris Jeffery and Malachi Palmer have performed double-digit minutes in each video games.
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