Pittsburgh could be getting some help when they face Marquette on Friday. Point guard Levance Fields may be back from injury for the Panthers against Marquette. He has not played since late December. He was averaging 11.9 points, 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds when he got hurt. "I'm looking forward to playing on Friday, as long as the foot feels good," Fields said, "So everything is going as planned. It was a little sore (after practice Monday). Of course, after not doing anything like that the past five or six weeks, you expect that. But it wasn't painful." SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Marquette at Home.
College Basketball Betting Preview
Pittsburgh (19-5) at Marquette (17-6)
Friday, 9:00 pm Eastern – ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Marquette -4.5, Total 137
Ronald Roman has done a nice job filling in while Fields has been hurt. "I never thought there was going to be much of an adjustment," said Pitt coach Jamie Dixon, "As a player, Ronald gives you everything he has every night. You can't ask more of a player than that." He had 15 points on five 3-pointers in Pittsburgh’s 82-63 win over Providence on Tuesday. "I always have confidence in my shot," Roman said, "What I noticed tonight was that other guys had confidence in me too. Guys were getting into the paint tonight, and when they got stopped, they didn't hesitate to kick it out to me. It's easy for me to find a rhythm that way, and I was able to score some points."
SBG Global Current Line: Marquette -5, Total 137
Marquette has fallen out of the Top 25 after losses to Louisville and Notre Dame. They did win against Seton Hall 89-64 on Tuesday. Lazar Hayward scored a career high-tying 23 points in the win. Marquette has won three of their last four games against Pittsburgh. The Golden Eagles are also 3-1 in their last four home games against Pittsburgh.
Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Friday’s game. The Panthers are 13-2-1 ATS in their last 16 Friday games. The Panthers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Panthers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
The Golden Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The Golden Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
The Under is 7-2 in the Panthers last 9 Friday games. The Under is 15-5 in the Panthers last 20 road games. The Over is 5-2 in the Golden Eagles last 7 Friday games. The Over is 5-2 in the Golden Eagles last 7 overall. The Over is 20-8 in the Golden Eagles last 28 vs. the Big East. The Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
