Pittsburgh-Georgetown Preview

The Pittsburgh Panthers and the Georgetown Hoyas will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hoyas listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Pittsburgh came back from a four point deficit and defeated Rutgers 78-72 on Wednesday. Pittsburgh failed to cover the 14-point spread, but the 150 points sailed OVER the posted total of 130.
Sam Young shot 8-for-11 from the field with 18 points for Pittsburgh, and Brad Wanamaker chipped in with 15.
Georgetown took a nine point lead into the half and cruised past Connecticut 74-63 on Monday, as 6.5-point underdogs. The 137 points went UNDER the posted total of 139.
DaJuan Summers scored a game-high 18 points, while Greg Monroe tossed in 16, and Austin Freeman added 13 in the win.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 13 straight games.
Georgetown has won 7 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 13-0 SU, 5-3 ATS
Georgetown: 10-1 SU, 5-2 ATS
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. John’s are 6-4
After playing Rutgers are 6-4
After a win are 10-0

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Notre Dame are 5-5
After playing Connecticut are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games on the road
Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown’s last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Georgetown is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to St. John’s, Sunday, January 11
Georgetown at Notre Dame, Monday, January 5

 

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