Virginia vs Pittsburgh College Basketball Prediction and Picks: Over 133 Best Bet on Feb 3

Life after the sudden retirement of head coach Tony Bennett has not gone well for the Virginia Cavaliers, who are sitting in 15th place in the ACC standings going into Monday’s matchup with Pittsburgh. Virginia has been favored in its last 14 meetings with the Panthers but Pittsburgh is listed as a double-digit favorite.

The college basketball lines list Pittsburgh as a 12.5-point favorite as the Panthers look to improve to 6-2 against the spread as a double-digit favorite. Virginia is priced at +610 to pick up its second road win of the season.

When looking at the college basketball futures odds, the odds of winning March Madness have moved from +12500 to +10000 for Pittsburgh since the season began.

Check out our best Virginia vs Pittsburgh expert picks ahead.

Virginia vs Pittsburgh How to Watch

• Game: Virginia (10-12, 3-8 ACC) vs Pittsburgh (14-7, 5-5)
• Date/Time: Monday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. ET
• Location: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
• Virginia vs Pittsburgh Live Stream: FuboTv.om

Find Virginia vs Pittsburgh betting trends here.

3 Virginia vs Pittsburgh Bets You Should Make

1. Virginia vs Pittsburgh Over 131½ (-110)

The total is set at 131½. It is the lowest of the season for the Panthers and the lowest since the last time these teams met, per Virginia vs Pittsburgh stats.

In that 2024 matchup, that game went over the 122-point total with 5:17 left to play as Pittsburgh snapped Virginia’s 23-game winning streak at home. Just seven games played by the Panthers this season landed under the total and that is the fewest among ACC teams. Virginia is tied for the conference lead with 13 games going over.

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟯 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
🆚 Pitt
📅 Monday, Feb. 3
🕖 7 p.m.
📍 Petersen Events Center
🔶⚔️🔷 #GoHoos https://t.co/1cRW3wuhLr

— Virginia Men’s Basketball (@UVAMensHoops) February 2, 2025

Pittsburgh has at least 70 points in each of its last six games while Virginia has scored 82 and 74 in its last two games. That is enough to go with the game to land over when making Feb. 3 college basketball bets.

Bet On Virginia vs Pittsburgh Over 131.5 (-110)

2. Virginia (+12.5) To Cover At Pittsburgh

Before its 11-point win at Miami, Virginia lost its first four ACC road games by double digits.

Pittsburgh is 10-2 at home this season, but two of those losses have come in the last three games.

This is a hard Pittsburgh team to figure out. The Panthers won at Syracuse and then beat North Carolina. However, the Panthers are coming off a two-point loss at Virginia Tech and also squandered a five-point lead at home before falling to Clemson.

Even though Pittsburgh is getting healthier with the recent returns by Damian Dunn and Amsal Delailic, the 12.5-point line set by the BetUS sportsbook does seem on the higher side.

There are other college basketball bets we would recommend with more confidence, but if you want to bet against the college basketball spread, take Virginia to cover even if the Cavaliers have covered in just one of four games this season as a double-digit underdog.

Bet On Virginia (+12.5) to cover at Pittsburgh

3. Pittsburgh’s Jaland Lowe Over 17.5 Points (-112)

Pittsburgh sophomore guard Jaland Lowe has made quite the jump. He averaged 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 26.5 minutes per game as a freshman. The numbers are at 17.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 35.7 minutes this season.

Analysis: ACC teams are adjusting to stop Pitt’s Jaland Lowe. How is he responding? https://t.co/eT6XGIGiyL

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (@PittsburghPG) January 27, 2025

There are plenty of Virginia vs Pittsburgh player prop options to consider, but we like Pittsburgh’s top scorer at -112 to go over 17.5 points.

Bet On Jaland Love to go over 17.5 points (-112)

Virginia vs Pittsburgh Prediction

Pittsburgh 73, Virginia 62

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets

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