West Virginia +3 (4.4* NCAAB POD)
West Virginia has lost 5 of 6 right now and they face an equally desperate team in Pitt that likely has to win out to have a chance for the tournament.  That probably won’t happen for Pitt and although they got Trey Woodall back and won 4 in a row they now have lost their last two.  West Virginia lost at home to Pitt just a couple weeks ago which started this free fall, but Bob Huggins is too good of a coach to let this continue.  For one it’s not like they are losing big.  They have lost their last 4 by a combined 15 points and will likely have the lead in this game many times.
 
Kevin Jones continues to be the favorite for Big East player of the year and Deniz Kilicli is helping him out with another inside presence.  Pittsburgh has won 4 straight vs. West Virginia and 6 straight at home, but they are not as good as years past.  This is a team that had a 8 game losing streak at one point and they have lost to Wagner, Rutgers, Cinci, and Louisville at home this year.  They really only have 1 impressive win over Georgetown all year long because I do not count a young Oklahoma State win or Tennessee.  The first match up was pretty even Pitt just made more shots both shot 52 times Pitt made 24 and West Virginia made 21.  Huggins will have a plan to take Woodall out of this game and I think that’s the difference.  Pitt is 329th in the nation in forcing turnovers and I expect the Mountaineers to be aggressive defensively which result in them being positive in TO margin and allowing them to get more shots.  Both teams rebound well, but West Virginia is just a little better they were +4 in the first game and had +4 offensive rebounds.  Again that will lead to them being able to attempt more shots. 
 

The Ducks have shocked a lot of people and they were red hot in their last two games shooting over 60% from three.  That’s something they can use as they have revenge on the road trying to pull in for a tie for first place with a win at Cal.  They lost at home 77-60 but shot 38% and 5-18 from 3 in that game.  They were well in the game trailing by 3 at the half, but they couldn’t stop Cal’s offense.  It should be a similar struggle but double digits is too much in my opinion for a CAL team that’s played close games at home before and Oregon should likely be up for this game all game long considering what’s at stake.

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