The Xavier Musketeers and the Pittsburgh Panthers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at TD Banknorth Sports Center in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Musketeers, while the game's total is sitting at 139.
Xavier defeated Wisconsin 60-49 as a 2.5-point favorite in the second round on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (121).
B.J. Raymond scored 15 points for Xavier and Derrick Brown added 10 points in the win.
Pittsburgh advanced to the Sweet 16 on Sunday after defeating Oklahoma State 84-76 as a 9.5-point favorite. The combined score went OVER the posted over\/under total (150.5).
Sam Young poured in 32 points to go along with seven rebounds for Pittsburgh, while Levance Fields added 13 points and eight assists in the win.
Team records:
Xavier: 27-7 SU, 17-12-3 ATS
Pittsburgh: 30-4 SU, 18-10 ATS
Xavier most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-3
After playing Wisconsin are 1-1
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Oklahoma State are 2-0
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Xavier is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
Pittsburgh is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games<\/p>\n