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Time: 6:00pm ET (Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Petersen Events Center)
TV: ACC Network
Streaming: Watch ESPN
Radio: Wake Forest IMG Radio Network, Wake Forest Gameday App
Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports, Wake Forest Gameday App
Twitter: @WakeMBB, @BloggerSoDear, @Les_Johns, @ConorONeillFA
Instagram: @WakeBasketball
Spread: Wake +7
Over/Under: 157
Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 157 | NET: 177
Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 81 | NET: 90
Kenpom Prediction: Pitt wins 74-65
Opponent’s Best Win: Duke (35)
Opponent’s Worst Loss: St. Francis PA (306)
Previous Matchup: Wake 76—Pitt 75
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 19% chance to win
The penultimate game of the 2020-21 regular season is here, and the Deacs are set to take on a team they have already beaten once this season, the Pitt Panthers. The big news out of Pittsburgh is that last week, both Xavier Johnson and Au’Diese Toney decided to enter their names into the transfer portal and are no longer playing for the Panthers. The pair was averaging almost 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists per game combined this season, so that is a pretty big loss. It has been a very rough couple of weeks for the Deacs down the stretch, so getting into the win column at least 1 more time this season would be a great way to end things on a somewhat positive note and prepare for the future.