North Carolina at Pittsburgh 1/18/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The North Carolina Tar Heels are set to visit Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for an ACC clash against the Pittsburgh Panthers. The North Carolina Tar Heels come into this matchup with an 8-8 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Clemson Tigers, 79-76 in OT. Leading the way for the North Carolina Tar Heels was senior guard Brandon Robinson as he recorded 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Freshman forward Armando Bacot had a productive outing for the Tar Heels as he pitched in 21 points and 5 rebounds.
The North Carolina Tar Heels had a solid shooting game against the Clemson Tigers as they connected on 28 of their 66 field goal attempts (42.4%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (23.1%). The North Carolina Tar Heels won the turnover battle against the Clemson Tigers (11-10), but they were even with the Tigers in the rebounding department (39-39).
The Pittsburgh Panthers come into this matchup with an 11-6 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Louisville Cardinals, 73-68 in OT. Leading the way for the Pittsburgh Panthers was sophomore guard Trey McGowens as he recorded 24 points and 4 rebounds. Joining McGowens in the backcourt was freshman guard Justin Champagnie who had a productive outing for the Panthers with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pittsburgh Panthers struggled shooting the ball against the Louisville Cardinals as they connected on 21 of their 56 field goal attempts (37.5%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (36.8%). The Pittsburgh Panthers lost the turnover battle against the Louisville Cardinals (16-14), but they edged out the Cardinals in the rebounding department (39-37).
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These two teams have trended in opposite directions this season as the Pittsburgh Panthers look like one of the most improved teams in the ACC while North Carolina looks like one of the worst. The Pittsburgh Panthers have already beat the North Carolina Tar Heels once this season, and they should once again find success as they have been stout on the defensive side of the court (61.7 PPG). Sophomore guard Trey McGowens has been a big-time scorer for the Panthers through conference play as he is averaging 15.3 PPG and 4.7 APG, and North Carolina has been awful defending ACC opponents as they are allowing an average of 73.8 PPG. With Cole Anthony still out of the lineup for North Carolina, they don’t have a go-to scorer which will be problematic against good defensive teams like Pittsburgh. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Panthers win and cover ATS 74-66.
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