Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Pittsburgh vs. Xavier
Sunday, March 19, 2023 12:15 PM
Play: Point Spread: -5/-110 Xavier
Pittsburgh is 24-11 on the season and won their opening game over Mississippi State in the play in game and Iowa State in a low scoring affair 59-41 in their game Friday. Xavier won over Kennesaw State 72-67 in a very close game down to the wire to run their record to 26-9. Xavier is 18-16-1 against the spread while Pittsburgh is 24-10-1 against the spread. Xavier is scoring 81 points a game, allowing 67 points per game, pulling down 37 rebounds and dishing out 19 assists a game. Pittsburgh is scoring 75 points a game, allowing 50 points per game on defense, pulling down 36 rebounds and dishing out 14 assists per game. Pittsburgh is 3-4 against ranked teams and Xavier is ranked 13th in the country. Look for Xavier to dictate the pace of play keeping it higher scoring and spreading offense in a 78-68 win to advance to the sweet 16. Play Pittsburgh