This game will be played at a neutral site in Florida. The total on this game is just 120, so it’s a bit surprising to see a double digit spread with a formidable West Virginia team. It’s a new era at West Virginia with new head coach Josh Eilert. For those who are unfamiliar with Eilert, his coaching career path at WVU was very similar to Erik Spolestra of the Miami Heat. Eilert started as a video coordinator, and slowly moved his way into this position step by step. This is his first head coaching stint. Eilert is the understudy of West Virginia legend Bob Huggins, so expect some carry over from Huggins system. WVU has two losses already. They rank outside of the top 100 in offensive and defensive efficiency. Virginia has a fantastic defense, but their offense has not looked good so far. Virginia is coming off of a 41 point performance against Wisconsin. These two teams play at an extremely slow pace. The low total signals points being at a premium in this matchup. We are going to grab the +10 points with West Virginia. Our stake is a half unit.

This Pitt team has been impressive through their first 4 games. The competition has been underwhelming, but they’ve been efficient on both sides of the ball. Florida has played the tougher opponents to this point, including a loss against Virginia. While this Florida team is talented, they are a young group. Florida has also struggled at the free throw line, shooting just over 60% as a team. Pittsburgh has a very good offense that we believe will give them a chance to win this game. Pitt ranks inside the top 20 nationally in effective field goal percentage, turnover percentage, and offensive rebounding percentage. This game is being played at a neutral site in Brooklyn, so neither team has a home court advantage. We are going to take the +4 points behind a Pitt team who we believe is capable of winning outright. A half unit is our stake.