FiveStarPick.com is heating up!  Our members have received ATS winners in 13 of our last 18 picks and tonight should be no different.  The focus of this preview is tonight’s Big Monday matchup on ESPN between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Panthers.  Las Vegas sports books list Pittsburgh as 8.5-point home favorites with the total hovering around 136.

West Virginia (16-7 straight up, 9-11 against the spread) finally snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Providence last Saturday, 86-59, as an 11.5-point home favorite.  The Mountaineers have now improved to 3-1 ATS their past four contests.  West Virginia was up 42-27 at halftime on Providence and never looked back.  In addition, the Mountaineers shot 50 percent (32-of-64) from the floor.  The Mountaineers currently sport a 6-4 SU and 4-6 ATS road record.

Pittsburgh (21-2 SU, 11-6 ATS) is riding high after crushing DePaul last Saturday as a 16-point road favorite, 92-69.  Pittsburgh had 40 rebounds to DePaul’s 22 and shot 56 percent (38-of-68) from the hardwood.  The Panthers are 14-0 SU and 5-3 ATS at home.

Now let’s talk trends…Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS their previous five meetings with West Virginia.  Pitt’s last win was January 25 as a 1-point road dog, 79-67.  The Mountaineers had covered their last 2 outings in this series prior to January 25th.

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