The Villanova Wildcats and the Pittsburgh Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at TD Banknorth Sports Center.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Villanova poured in 51 second half points and ran past Duke 77-54 on Thursday in the NCAA East Regional semifinals. Villanova won the game as a slight 2.5-point underdog, while the 131 points went UNDER the posted total of 148.
Scottie Reynolds tossed in 16 points for Villanova, and Dante Cunningham added 14 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double.
Pittsburgh clawed their way back from a eight point deficit and defeated Xavier 60-55 in the NCAA East Regional semifinals on Thursday. Pittsburgh failed to cover the 6.5-point spread, and the 115 points fell UNDER the posted total of 138.
Sam Young netted a game-high 19 points to go with three rebounds in that win.
Team records:
Villanova: 29-7 SU, 18-14 ATS
Pittsburgh: 31-4 SU, 17-12 ATS
Villanova most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After playing Duke are 2-1
After a win are 7-3<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After playing Xavier are 1-0
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Villanova's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Villanova is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Villanova is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Villanova
Pittsburgh is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Villanova<\/p>\n