On Saturday night, Pitt will host NC State in the final game of the 2023-24 regular season.
PITT’S OUTLOOK
The Panthers already beat the Wolfpack once this year, winning on the road in Raleigh for the second-straight year. Now, Pitt is looking to close out the season with another win in front of the home crowd.
Pitt will honor three players before the game in a Senior Night celebration: Blake Hinson, William Jeffress, and KJ Marshall.
NC STATE (17-13, 9-10 ACC)
HEAD COACH
Kevin Keatts (7th season)
LEADING SCORERS
DJ Horne – Guard – 17.2 PPG
Horne, an Arizona State transfer, is averaging 17.2 points per game this season. He is shooting it well from outside on the year, hitting 43% of his threes this season.
DJ Burns – Forward – 12.1 PPG
Burns went for 19 points and five rebounds last time out against Pitt, taking advantage of the Panthers’ smaller interior defenders.
Jayden Taylor – Guard – 11.8 PPG
Taylor, a Butler transfer, is having a strong year for the Wolfpack. However, Pitt held him to an 0-3 night the first time the two teams met. He scored zero points in that game.
METRICS
Pitt is ranked No. 43 in KenPom.Com’s ratings, while NC State is ranked No. 78. The NCAA’s NET rankings have the Panthers at No. 43 and the Wolfpack at No. 83.
GAME TIME
Pitt Vs. NC State will start at 7:45 p.m.
SPREAD
Pitt is favored by seven points, as of Saturday at 3 p.m. The over/under is set around 144.5 points, and you can bet Pitt moneyline at -298 or NC State moneyline at +240. All odds via DraftKings.
TV
You can find Saturday’s game on The CW and on the radio on 93.7 The Fan.
Wolfpack 76-73
Andrew Fillipponi loves your picks each game.
RaDICK has been wrong for 2 years now ….. I like Pitt’s chances
For your sake, I hope you haven’t been putting money on these Pitt games.
Continue your predictions. Your reverse jinxing is working.
Pitt-82, NCSt-77
Unless Pitt loses, their NCAA outlook, and NET, will remain relatively unchanged-still on the outside of the bubble.
Wonder if we’ll see some of that 2 center play tonight to gas Burns.