Pittsburgh-Georgetown Preview

The Pittsburgh Panthers and the Georgetown Hoyas will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Hoyas listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Pittsburgh came back from a four point deficit and defeated Rutgers 78-72 on Wednesday. Pittsburgh failed to cover the 14-point spread, but the 150 points sailed OVER the posted total of 130. Sam Young shot 8-for-11 from the field with 18 points for Pittsburgh, and Brad Wanamaker chipped in with 15. Georgetown took a nine point lead into the half and cruised past Connecticut 74-63 on Monday, as 6.5-point underdogs. The 137 points went UNDER the posted total of 139. DaJuan Summers scored a game-high 18 points, while Greg Monroe tossed in 16, and Austin Freeman added 13 in the win. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 13 straight games. Georgetown has won 7 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 13-0 SU, 5-3 ATS Georgetown: 10-1 SU, 5-2 ATS Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. John's are 6-4 After playing Rutgers are 6-4 After a win are 10-0 Georgetown most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Notre Dame are 5-5 After playing Connecticut are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Georgetown is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Georgetown is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Pittsburgh home to St. John's, Sunday, January 11 Georgetown at Notre Dame, Monday, January 5