Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the location where the Duke Blue Devils (13-3) will meet the Pittsburgh Panthers (10-7) on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers took the court against Syracuse and took a loss by a final of 69-58 in their last game. Pittsburgh finished the game with a 35.4% FG percentage (23 out of 65) and converted 5 of their 26 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 7 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Pittsburgh allowed 47.2% from the floor on 25 of 53 shooting. Syracuse doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Syracuse snagged 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Syracuse finished the game shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 13 tries. They converted 10 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 16 while Syracuse racked up 18 personal fouls.

Jaland Lowe is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 53.3% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played for 32 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Pittsburgh will enter this matchup with a record of 10-7 this year. They are averaging 76.3 points per contest (139th in the nation) while going 42.6% from the floor. The Panthers are hitting 33.0% on three-point attempts (158 of 479) and 68.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Pittsburgh is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has 244 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 141st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Panthers are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 65th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.2). The Panthers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (400 of 973) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 159th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 214 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 84-79 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Georgia Tech earned 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. With respect to shots from downtown, Duke knocked down 10 out of their 21 attempts (47.6%). In all, the Blue Devils ended up going 27 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Blue Devils allowed Georgia Tech to convert 30 of 55 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 54.5% for this game. They finished 55.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 20 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, Duke permitted Georgia Tech to get 33 in total (5 offensive).

Kyle Filipowski pitched in for the Blue Devils for this contest. He made 10 out of 24 for the contest giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 13 rebounds. He earned 30 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 assists in this contest.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 13-3 on the campaign. The Blue Devils have committed 15.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.7 times per contest (29th in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.2 times per game. Duke has earned 1,312 points this year (82.0 per game) and they grab 36.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils are connecting on 48.5% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the country.

The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 62nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 66.1. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (158th in college basketball). The Duke defense concedes 33.6% on shots from distance (114 of 339) and their opponents are making 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 31.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 174th and 41st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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