The No. 3 seed Xavier Musketeers (26-9) and the No. 11 seed Pittsburgh Panthers (24-11) play in the NCAA Tournament second round, both looking to secure a place in the Sweet 16 of the Midwest Region bracket when they meet on Sunday at Greensboro Coliseum, beginning at 12:10 PM. Xavier is a 5-point favorite in the Round of 32 matchup, which airs on CBS.
Xavier has a 5-5 record against the spread while finishing 7-3 overall over its last 10 games.
In its past 10 games, Xavier has gone over the total four times.
Xavier and its opponents have combined to score an average of 151 points in its last 10 games, 1.5 less than the 152.5 over/under in this matchup.
During its last 10 games, Xavier's per-game scoring average is five points lower than its season-long average.
Pittsburgh has a 6-4 record against the spread while finishing 6-4 overall over its last 10 games.
Six of the Panthers' last 10 games have hit the over.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have combined to score an average of 140.5 combined points in its last 10 games, 12 less than the 152.5 over/under in this matchup.
In the past 10 games, the Panthers are averaging 0.6 more points than their season average of 75.2 PPG.
Xavier vs. Pittsburgh Betting Trends
Xavier is 18-16-1 against the spread this season.
In games it has played as at least 5-point favorites this season, Xavier is 5-10 against the spread.
A total of 21 of Xavier's 35 games with a set total have hit the over (60%).
The 81.1 points per game the Musketeers average are 11.8 more points than the Panthers allow (69.3).
When Xavier totals more than 69.3 points, it is 16-9-1 against the spread and 23-3 overall.
Pittsburgh is 24-11-0 ATS this year.
Pittsburgh is 7-3 against the spread when an underdog by 5 points or more this season.
Pittsburgh has gone over in 21 of its 35 games with a set total (60%).
The Panthers average only 1.3 more points per game (75.2) than the Musketeers give up to opponents (73.9).
When it scores more than 73.9 points, Pittsburgh is 15-4 against the spread and 15-4 overall.
Xavier vs. Pittsburgh Over/Under Trends
This season, Xavier and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's over/under of 152.5 points 19 times.
This season, nine of Pittsburgh's games have finished with a combined score higher than 152.5 points.
The total for this contest of 152.5 is 3.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for Xavier (81.1) and Pittsburgh (75.2).
The 143.2 points per game these two teams allow its opponents to score on average this season are 9.3 fewer than the 152.5-point total in this contest.
This season, the average over/under for Xavier's games is 155 points, 2.5 more than the total of 152.5 points set for this contest.
Pittsburgh's games have an average over/under of 144.5 points this season, eight fewer points than the over/under for this contest.
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