#664 ASA PLAY ON 8* Pittsburgh -3.5 over NC State, Wednesday at 4:30 PM ET - Love this spot for Pitt. They’ve lost 5 of their last 6 but they’ve been playing much better as of late. Their last 3 games were an 11-point home win vs Va Tech (3rd place team in the ACC), a tight 7-point loss @ UVA (1st place team in the ACC) and a 6-point loss @ Georgia Tech (6-1 at home in ACC play). They catch NC State coming off a huge in-state rivalry game vs Duke on Saturday. The Wolfpack were 3-point home dogs in that game vs the Devils and they got whooped by 16 at home vs a team that has been struggling. We expect NC State to struggle here coming off a huge home game in which they laid an egg. The Pack is just 1-5 SU on the road this year with their only win coming vs Boston College, the lowest rated team in the ACC. State lost their best player, Devon Daniels (17 PPG / 5 RPG), at the end of January to a season ending injury. Since his loss, NCSU is 1-4 SU with their lone win coming vs BC. Now they may also be without starting guard Beverly who was injured in their home loss vs Duke last weekend. NC State steps in with the worst eFG% defense in the conference and the 2nd worst in defensive efficiency and we expect them to struggle vs a underrated Pitt offense that averages 75 PPG at home. This is a huge home game for the 9-7 Pitt Panthers as them make a final push for the NCAA tourney. Lay the small number here.