| College Basketball Picks: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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Thursday, 21 February 2008
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Pittsburgh Panthers in huge Big East matchup of College Basketball Picks. The Irish come into this one ranked in the top 25 with a 19-5 SU overall mark including 9-3 SU in the Conference. Currently Notre Dame is tied with Louisville, UConn and Georgetown in the loss column atop the conference. After having a five game winning streak snapped on February 13th, the Irish got back on track with a 71-68 win versus Rutgers on Sunday. Rob Kurz and Luke Harangody have been a lethal duo in the low post for the Fighting Irish this season, combining to average nearly 32 points and 18 rebounds per game in an offense that averages 84.6 points per game at home. The Irish are unbeaten at home this season and the odds makers are making that fact known as they have Notre Dame listed as a -4 point favorite at BetUs.com.The Pittsburgh Panthers roll into this one at 19-6 SU but only 7-5 SU in Conference Play. The Panthers had a two game wining streak come to end on Friday after getting pasted by Marguette 72-54. The loss spoiled the return of guard Levance Fields, who had missed 12 games with a broken left foot. The junior played 20 minutes and scored just four points on 1-of-7 shooting. The Pittsburgh offense hasn’t really been a force on the road this season as they are scoring only 65.7 points per game which is over 8 points less than their overall average. Their defense has been stout giving up only 66.7 per game when on the road. They will need every bit of that defense as they are going up a Notre Dame offense who can score. A loss by the Panthers tonight will just about take them out of the Big East title chase and leave them to look forward to the Conference Tournament.
Pittsburgh has done well when coming off a Conference loss recently as they are 6-0 ATS in road games off a loss against a conference rival over the last 2 seasons while Notre Dame has struggled with success going only 5-13 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons. Make sure you checkout our live NCAAB Point Spreads which provides the real time odds from the top online sportsbooks in the world all in one easy to use location. Get line moves in real time and find out who has the best betting odds on your favorite NFL Picks you want to bet |
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