The No. 4 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers(24-3, 12-2 BIG EAST) men's basketball team who lead the powerful Big East Conference by two games over nearest challenger Notre Dame, will host a unranked West Virginia team (17-9, 8-6) looking for a signature win to possibly boost its NCAA Tournament resume. Getting a road win at Peterson Events Center on the Pitt campus will not come easily for the Mountaineer, winners in only one of seven games there.
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 the Panthers as 8-point spreads favorites for the game with a posted 131 total. Mountaineers backers are getting +290 odds on the offshore money line while the Panthers are giving -380.
It's no secret the Panthers are good at home getting eight straight up wins out of their last nine played. The Panthers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing West Virginia and are 5-1 SU in their last six games at home against the Mountaineers. Pitt has been kind to its betting backers when playing West Virginia by 6-3-1 ATS at home. The total has gone UNDER in four of Pitt's last six games when playing at home against West Virginia.
College Basketball's regular season could not more exciting than right now as it turns down the final stretch towards March Madness. Point-Spreads.com hoops expert handicappers Reno Gold and John Day will be providing 2011 NCAA Basketball Predictions all the way to the Final-4 and Championship Game.
Early betting trends reflect strong public confidence on the Panthers with 97 percent of money line wagers for a SU Panthers win while 66 percent of bettors making plays for Pitt to cover ATS -8. In totals wagering, 63 percent of the action is betting the combined game total goes OVER the posted 131 points.
West Virginia vs. Pitt Predictions: Don't take out a second mortgage on your house on this one but Pitt looks solid in this game. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET -Pitt -8.
