Pitt at West Virginia College Basketball Odds & Predictions: No. 6 West Virginia will host 22nd ranked Pittsburgh Wednesday night (7 pm Eastern) in a huge BIG EAST Conference battle at West Virginia University Coliseum in Morgantown. West Virginia is currently holding down third place in the powerful BIG EAST while Pitt is fourth in the conference standings.
College basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list the Mountaineers as 10-point favorites versus the Panthers with a 128 total. Pitt backers are getting +460 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while the Mountanineers are giving -620 odds.
West Virginia (17-3, 6-2 Big East) enters the game ranked No. 6 nationally in both polls. The Mountaineers are led by Da'Sean Butler who averages 16 1/2 points per game and 6.3 rebounds. Kevin Jones is a huge contributor scoring 14.2 ppg and 7.7 rebounds average. West Virginia is on a four game win streak and 8-1 at home this year.
Pitt enters the contest after having won nine of its last 12 games and 13 of its last 17 contests. Pitt won three consecutive back-to-back-to-back road games at No. 5 Syracuse (87-72), at Cincinnati (74-71) and at No. 16 Connecticut (67-57). It defeated Louisville 82-77 in overtime on Jan. 13 and concluded the stretch with a 74-66 home loss to Georgetown, which snapped the Panthers' 31-game home win streak.
Pitt lost to South Florida 70-61 as a 3-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted 126 1/2 total.
Gilbert Brown led Pittsburgh with 25 points and Brad Wanamaker netted 14 points. West Virginia battled back in the second half, winning 77-74 against Louisville at WVU Coliseum Saturday. Louisville covered as a 6 1/2-point road underdog while the final score played OVER the 137 1/2-point total.
College Basketball Predictions: Giving 10 points to Pitt is too much. We like our chances picking Pitt while taking the points.
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