The fourth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers (21-9, 9-8 BIG EAST) will win the regular season BIG EAST men's basketball title today (4:05 PM, Eastern) if it can defeat visiting No. 19 Villanova (21-9, 9-8) at home. Pitt can win the title outright even if they lose providing Connecticut is able to upset No. 8 Notre Dame in a earlier Saturday game. The Wildcats head to Pittsburgh with their backs to the wall, where a loss will put their NCAA tournament chances in jeopardy. The BIG EAST will probably send somewhere between nine and 11 schools to the Big Dance and Villanova is one of at least three schools vying for the last spot.
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.
Oddsmakers at most offshore sports shops list the Panthers as 9 1/2-point spreads favorites for the game with a posted 134 1/2 total. Villanova backers are getting + 400 odds on the offshore moneyline while favorite Pitt is giving -500.
Early betting trends show public confidence through the roof for Pitt with 92 percent of point-spreads action falling on the Panthers as -9 1/2 favorites and 90 percent risking the Panthers win SU on the offshore moneyline. Currently there are no totals (Over/Under) trend percentages available.
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.
Villanova has been terrible on the road lately by going 1-5 SU and are currently riding a three game road losing streak. In today's game, the Wildcats will try to avoid losing its fourth game SU. The Wildcats have been beyond bad for backers as they've failed to cover ATS in seven straight and in 10 of their last 11 games.
Pitt has SU wins in three of its last five games and is 7-3 SU of its last 10 games. The Panthers have spit ATS its previous 10 games played at 5-5. Trends show the UNDER as a dependable totals wager as the combined score has fallen below the posted total in six straight and eight of the last 10 games.
Villanova will need to play much better today than its been playing over the past month. There is no reason to believe that Pitt will not win big in this one.NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Pitt – 9 1/2.
