The East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Panthers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Dayton Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 20-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Pittsburgh was upset 74-60 by West Virginia in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament last Thursday. Oddsmakers had Pittsburgh as 4-point favorites in that contest, while the 134 points went UNDER the posted total of 136.
DeJuan Blair had 14 points and five rebounds on the day.
Team records:
East Tennessee State: 23-10 SU, 2-1 ATS
Pittsburgh: 28-4 SU, 17-9 ATS
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing West Virginia are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games