Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACCN

The Duke Blue Devils (12-4) are hosting the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-5) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers played Clemson and ended up losing by a score of 75-74 in their last game. Pittsburgh finished the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 57) and converted 11 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Panthers converted 17 of their 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 47.2% from the floor on 25 out of 53 shooting. Clemson earned 14 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Furthermore, Clemson grabbed 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Clemson went 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 24 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Panthers walked away with 19 while Clemson accumulated 23 fouls.

Jamarius Burton is a player who had an impact in this contest. He finished 56.3% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He accounted for 28 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Pittsburgh comes into this contest with a mark of 11-5 on the season. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling down 39.1 rebounds per game and has earned 235 dimes so far this season, which is 119th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (141 of 411) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.2 pts per contest (115th in the nation) on 44.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 204th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 surrendered for the year. The Panthers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (396 of 956) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a group. They surrender 30.6% on three-point shots while they are 161st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (68.2).

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils went home victorious with a score of 65-64 against Boston College. The Blue Devils were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Boston College committed 15 fouls in this contest which took the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. In regard to shooting from distance, Duke buried 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). In all, the Blue Devils ended up going 21 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6%. The Blue Devils permitted Boston College to make 26 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3% for this contest. They went 35.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 17 and finished the contest at 6 of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In regard to rebounding, Duke allowed Boston College to snag 31 in all (10 offensive).

Dariq Whitehead pitched in for the Blue Devils for this contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and added 2 assists for this contest. He converted 6 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 12-4 this year. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per contest (121st in the country) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. Duke has tallied 1,159 points on the year (72.4 per contest) and they pull in 39.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which is 226th in college basketball.

The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 36th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 62.5. They have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (86th in college basketball). The Duke defense gives up 29.1% on shots from distance (91 of 313) and opponents are making 76.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.4 dimes and 30.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 103rd and 14th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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