Cornell Big Red vs Pittsburgh Panthers Point Spread Picks

Cornell is 1-2 on the road and the Big Red step up in competition here. Cornell is on a 0-5 ATS run, as well as 0-6-1 ATS on the road. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon was not happy with Pitt's defensive effort Friday night against Detroit, so, not surprising, the Panthers have spent the bulk of their practice time since that game working on playing defense. Pitt is unbeaten on the season and 5-2 ATS after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game. Cornell's defense is soft, giving up 81.4 points per game. They've allowed three of its five opponents to score 85 points or more, and against Georgia Tech was scorched for 116 points. The Big Red is also getting outrebounded, 41.2-38, on average and they also average 17.2 turnovers per game. Play Pitt.