It will be a battle of BIG EAST "Big Cats" Saturday (9 PM Eastern) when the No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers (22-2, 10-1 BIG EAST) men's basketball team travels across Pennsylvania to play the No. 9 Villanova Wildcats (19-5, 7-4) at the Pavilion in Philadelphia. Keeping up to date on current NCAA Basketball Point Spreads, will equip the college basketball fan with the best tools for smart hoops betting – All the way through the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Odds makers at most offshore sports shops list Villanova as 3-point spreads favorites for this game with a posted 138 1/2 total. Pitt backers are getting +120 odds to win SU on the offshore money line while Villanova is giving -140 ML on it's home court.
Early betting trends seem to be split between side and money line players. Side action (ATS) is slightly heavier on Villanova while 54 percent like Pitt on the money line. Betting trends on the points total show 78 percent of bets wagering the UNDER.
Pitt is currently riding a 3 game SU winning streak while Villanova will be looking to bounce back coming off a loss. The Panthers are 10-9-0 ATS on the season while the Wildcats are 11-9-1.
Villanova was victimized on the road falling to Rutgers on Wednesday by a point. The Wildcats went into the game as 5 1/2-chalk road favorites. Villanova has struggled of late with SU losses in four of its last seven games and has been a disappointment to backers at the betting window dropping four of their last five games ATS. Betting the UNDER has been profitable over the last 10 games Villanova has played covering in seven of 10 games.
College Basketball predictions: I am betting Pitt (+3) to cover but I'm not risking much bank roll in doing it. This looks to be a great matchup where I'm betting small to increase my viewing pleasure. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Pitt +3.
