College basketball betting fans get an early treat Saturday (Noon Eastern) when the No. 4 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers (24-2, 12-1 BIG EAST) travel to the Big Apple to play the Red Storm of St. Johns (16-9, 8-5) in a BIG EAST battle at Madison Square Garden. 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 Pitt as a 3 1/2-point spreads favorite for this game with a posted total of 134 1/2. St John's backers are getting +155 odds on the offshore money line to win SU while Pitt is giving -175. To win $100 betting Pitt, a betting fan must wager $175.
Steve Lavin's Red Storm have caught fire winning five of their last six games, and are very dangerous at home. A win today for St. John's would be greatly improve their 2011 NCAA Tournament resume. Pitt has a game or two to give in the BIG EAST Conference battle with a league best 12-1 record.
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Pitt is playing with confidence while riding a five game winning streak into today's game. Even more impressive is their ability to win on the road going 6-0 in BIG EAST play in the other guys gym. A key to winning championships is having the ability to win on the road and no team in the nation is better at it than Pitt. In those six road victories, Pitt is 4-2 in covering the betting spreads.
The Red Storm is not intimidated against higher ranked competition on their home court winning two straight games when lined as home underdogs. Back on Jan. 30, St. Johns defeated then No. 1 Duke in the Garden covering as +8 1/2-point underdogs. St. John's then defeated UConn at home lined underdogs by +2 1/2.
Coming into today's game as 3 1/2-chalk underdogs, will St. John's make it a trifecta covering the spread? They need a big win to stay on the NCAA bubble and I think they get it. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Red Storm +3 1/2.
