2023 NCAA Tournament: Pittsburgh vs. Xavier prediction, odds, line, spread picks for Sunday's game from proven model

Teams looking to reach the Sweet Sixteen battle when the 11th-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers meet the third-seeded Xavier Musketeers in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region second-round game on Sunday. This will be the third matchup between the teams in the tournament since 2009, with each team earning a victory. The Panthers (24-11, 14-6 ACC), who tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings, are looking to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2009, when Pittsburgh made it all the way to the Elite Eight. The Musketeers (26-9, 15-5 Big East), who finished second behind Marquette in the Big East, last reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2017, also going all the way to the Elite Eight.
  
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