Bet Round The WEEKEND
No. 14 Virginia (12-3, 8-1) hosts Pittsburgh (9-5, 5-4) hanging around that forced the Panthers to simply accept street. Pitt are actually scheduled for hosting No. 20 Florida Condition on Saturday, but transporting out an optimistic COVID-19 test within the Seminoles program, the Panthers will mind to John Paul Manley Arena, where they haven’t won in three journeys. The Cavaliers are coming off a 64-57 make an impression on New You’ll be able to Condition on Wednesday night, their first action since losing their only conference bet on year to then-No. 20 Virginia Tech. The Panthers are coming off a really big win – 83-72 within the now-No. 16 Hokies – that clicked a 3-game slide. It marks the very first time by 50 % years the Panthers have beaten a rated team now they could do this again.
Searching AHEAD
New You’ll be able to (11-6, 6-4) reaches Duke (7-6, 5-4) on Saturday within the most unusual meeting because both teams are unranked within the AP poll. They haven’t performed one another as unranked teams since February. 27, 1960. The Tar Heels come in better shape despite coming off a 13-point loss at Clemson that clicked their three-game winning streak. UNC hosts Miami on Monday night. Nowhere Demons, who can not afford to discard any more chances at wins after losing 77-75 at Miami, host Notre Dame on Tuesday night.
PLAYER To Look At
ACC scoring leader Justin Champagnie of Pittsburgh was double-teamed by Virginia Tech but nonetheless had 13 rebounds and 10 points for his eighth double-double. He’s 1 of three players nationwide averaging much better than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game and ranks fifth within the NCAA in rebounding (12.1).
Within The Figures
At mid-week, Virginia rated first nationwide in turnovers per game (8.8), was second in personal fouls per game (12.7) and free throw percentage (81.7), and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.61) and scoring defense (59.7).
Across The WOMEN’S SIDE
That has the ACC’s top women’s program could be acquired after No. 4 New You’ll be able to Condition beat No. 1 Louisville on the highway Monday night. It had been the Wolfpack’s second win this year within the top-rated team in the united states – they defeated then-No. 1 Sc on the highway in December – and it also came after N.C. Condition had lost to Virginia Tech in overtime without Elissa Cunane to fall from No. 2. Cunane was by helping cover their COVID-19 for that one but came back to determine the very first time in nearly monthly and scored 16 suggests help key the 74-60 victory within the Cardinals. The Wolfpack will be in rival New You’ll be able to on Sunday mid-day. UNC has beaten N.C. Condition a number of occasions out of all past two seasons. Louisville bounced back by beating Boston College on Thurs . . and hosts Notre Dame on Sunday.