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Bet Around The WEEKEND
No. 14 Virginia (12-3, 8-1) hosts Pittsburgh (9-5, 5-4) in the game that forced the Panthers to accept street. Pitt happen to be scheduled for hosting No. 20 Florida Condition on Saturday, but carrying out a positive COVID-19 test inside 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 win over New You are 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 very big win – 83-72 inside the now-No. 16 Hokies – that clicked a 3-game slide. It marks the first time by 50 percent years the Panthers have beaten a rated team now they are able to repeat the process.
Searching AHEAD
New You are able to (11-6, 6-4) reaches Duke (7-6, 5-4) on Saturday in the most unusual meeting because both teams are unranked inside the AP poll. They haven’t performed each other as unranked teams since Feb. 27, 1960. The Tar Heels will be 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’t afford to discard any longer chances at wins after losing 77-75 at Miami, host Notre Dame on Tuesday night.
PLAYER To Check Out
ACC scoring leader Justin Champagnie of Pittsburgh was double-teamed by Virginia Tech but nevertheless had 13 rebounds and 10 points for his eighth double-double. He’s 1 of three players across the nation averaging a lot better than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game and ranks fifth inside the NCAA in rebounding (12.1).
Inside The Figures
At mid-week, Virginia rated first across the nation 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).
Round The WOMEN’S SIDE
Which has the ACC’s top women’s program can be obtained after No. 4 New You are able to Condition beat No. 1 Louisville on the road Monday night. It absolutely was the Wolfpack’s second win this season in the top-rated team in the usa – they defeated then-No. 1 Sc on the road in December – plus it 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 the one but returned to see the first time in nearly monthly and scored 16 suggests help key the 74-60 victory inside the Cardinals. The Wolfpack have been in rival New You are able to on Sunday mid-day. UNC has beaten N.C. Condition one or more times in all the past two seasons. Louisville bounced back by beating Boston College on Thursday night . and hosts Notre Dame on Sunday.
