Only 6 games featuring ranked teams tonight, but 2 classic rivalries are in the mix

7 PM #1 Syaracuse at #25 Pitt
9 PM #8 Duke at UNC

It's been a tough stretch for Pitt with losses to Syracuse, Duke and Virginia as well as barely getting by Miami and VT in OT both times. We've been exposed as usual to playing nobody early in the season and building up an impressive record, but there is still one stat in our favor tonight, a really impressive one at that.

Pitt has never lost to a top 5 team (9-0) at the Peterson Events Center as well as being 13-1 vs top 10 in the building. They actually are better against the top 10 then the 11-25 ranked teams somehow (4-8)

It's hard to call this a must win for Pitt, but a win is really important for the mentality of the team. We played them really close on the road and this is the exact kind of game Pitt pulls off that makes people overrate them again.