Louisville at Pittsburgh

Is there any conference better than the Big East this year? Pittsburgh will take their third crack at getting to the 20-win plateau and we think they get there at home vs. #18 Louisville. Pittsburgh gave Notre Dame a fight in their last outing despite going 7-for-25 from three-point land and 11-for-18 from the charity stripe. They will shoot better than that here. The Panthers are 14-1 at home this season outscoring opponents by 19.5 ppg. Louisville, 13-2 at home, is 8-4 on the road. They give up about 10 ppg more on the road than they do at home. Pitt is 15-5 ATs off a loss the past three seasons and we look for them to exhibit more home dominance and play hard enough to avoid a third straight loss.