Pittsburgh to Take on Louisville on the Road, Favorites Despite Louisville's Recent Struggles

Game outlook

Pittsburgh and Louisville will play each other on Saturday, January 16th at noon ET at the KFC Yum! Center. Pittsburgh has had a good season, 9-5 SU, 7-7 ATS and 8-5-1 O/U while Louisville has had 5-8 SU, 5-8 ATS and 7-6 O/U. Pittsburgh leads the all-time series against Louisville, 20-9 and won both meetings last season. Three Cardinals players: Q. Snoddy, D. Sutton and J. Enoch are questionable for the game. Georgetown is the favorite, opening at -7, with the current line at -6.5.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Blue Demons +225 | Hoyas -282

Spread: Blue Demons +6.5 (-110) | Hoyas -6.5 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 143.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Georgetown will win straight-up is 74%.

DePaul Blue Demons

Pittsburgh averages 78.8 points per game (87th) on 43.6% shooting (244th) from the field, including 33.7% from three-point range (184th), and 66.6% from the free throw line (299th). They average 38.7 rebounds (19th) per game and 14.9 assists (72nd) and 9.9 turnovers (26th) per game. Defensively,they allow 65.1 points per game (51st) on 39.4% shooting from the field (40th), 25.5% from three-point range (3rd), and 31.4 rebounds (175th) per game. Pittsburgh averages 5.2 blocks (23rd), 6.5 steals (183rd) and 15.4 fouls (59th) per game. According to KenPom's power ranking, the Panthers are 54th in the country with 82nd in offensive efficiency, 40th in defensive efficiency and 221st in tempo (schedule-adjusted). DePaul averages 66.92 points per game (331st) on 43.72% shooting (242nd), including 35.02% from three-point range (119th), and 73.28% from the free throw line (104th). Defensively, they allow 75.42 points per game (279th) on 45.21% shooting from the field (291st) and 34.54% from three-point range (274th). They average 31.25 rebounds (352nd) and 36.17 defensive rebounds (36th) per game, respectively, 14.42 defensive assists (300th) and 11.00 turnovers (309th).