Pittsburgh at Louisville

Pittsburgh has a terrific backcourt in Ishmael Leggett (16.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Jaland Lowe (16.7 ppg, 5.3 apg), ranked third in the conference in turnover margin (+2.43). Eight of the Panthers' 12 losses have come in Quad 1 games, with five of those eight Quad 1 defeats by six points or less. The Panthers are second in the ACC in free throw percentage (.784), the 15th in the nation. They're also sixth in the 18-team ACC in scoring (76.8 ppg), eighth in 3-point shooting (.353), and eighth in shooting, while the defense is eighth in points given up. Louisville's offense is 11th in field goal shooting in the ACC, 13th from long range (.327), and 10th from the charity stripe. They've been double-digit favorites in the last two games but failed to cover in wins over Florida State (89-81) and Virginia Tech (71-66). These teams played an 82-78 in January, shaping up as another close one. Play Pittsburgh.