Who's Playing

Clemson Tigers @ Pittsburgh Panthers

Current Records: Clemson 14-4, Pittsburgh 12-5

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
  • Where: Petersen Events Center -- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • TV: The CW Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Ticket Cost: $9.00

What to Know

Clemson is 10-0 against Pittsburgh since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both will face off in an ACC battle at 12:00 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center. The Tigers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 77.2 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Clemson earned a 70-59 victory over Georgia Tech. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Clemson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ian Schieffelin out in front who went 5 for 8 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. Schieffelin's performance made up for a slower match against Florida State on Saturday. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaeden Zackery, who went 7 for 12 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and three steals.

Even though they won, Clemson struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've posted since back in March of 2024.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They took an 82-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Florida State. The Panthers didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jorge Diaz Graham, who went 5 for 7 en route to 17 points. He had some trouble finding his footing against Louisville on Saturday, so this was a step in the right direction. Another player making a difference was Jaland Lowe, who earned 22 points along with five assists and three steals.

Clemson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Pittsburgh, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Clemson hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 77.2 points per game. However, it's not like Pittsburgh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 80.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Clemson is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: Clemson is playing as the underdogs on the road, but their 0-2 record against the spread as such isn't exactly encouraging.

Odds

Pittsburgh is a 3.5-point favorite against Clemson, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Panthers as a 2.5-point favorite.


The over/under is 142.5 points.

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Series History

Clemson has won all of the games they've played against Pittsburgh in the last 8 years.

  • Feb 27, 2024 - Clemson 69 vs. Pittsburgh 62
  • Dec 03, 2023 - Clemson 79 vs. Pittsburgh 70
  • Jan 07, 2023 - Clemson 75 vs. Pittsburgh 74
  • Jan 22, 2022 - Clemson 75 vs. Pittsburgh 48
  • Mar 06, 2021 - Clemson 77 vs. Pittsburgh 62
  • Feb 12, 2020 - Clemson 72 vs. Pittsburgh 52
  • Feb 27, 2019 - Clemson 62 vs. Pittsburgh 48
  • Jan 29, 2019 - Clemson 82 vs. Pittsburgh 69
  • Feb 08, 2018 - Clemson 72 vs. Pittsburgh 48
  • Jan 28, 2017 - Clemson 67 vs. Pittsburgh 60