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Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh - Big East Tournament Predictions |
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Written by Reno Gold
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh - Big East Tournament Predictions: The BIG EAST mens basketball tournament will continue quarterfinals action Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City when the 7-seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on 16th ranked and 2-seed University of Pittsburgh Panthers at 7 pm Eastern (ESPN).
 College basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com list Pitt as 2-chalk favorites versus Notre Dame with a 126.5 total. Irish backers are getting +110 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while the Panthers are giving -130 odds.
Notre Dame is 22-10 overall and 10-8 in league play but has won three straight, while Pitt is 24-7 and 13-5 in league play. The Panthers are currently on a five game winning streak.
Early betting trends show 78% of gamblers backing Notre Dame on the Sportsbook moneyline while 53% favor the underdog Irish ATS. The UNDER is the favorite wager on the posted 126.5 total.
While winning eight of their last nine games SU, Pitt is 6-2 SU in its last eight games when playing Notre Dame. The Panthers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games while the UNDER has cashed in Pitts last six games. Luke Harangody poured in 20 points as Notre Dame defeated Seton Hall 68-56 in the Big East tournament second round on Wednesday. Notre Dame covered the slight 1.5-point spread, while the 124 points went UNDER the posted total of 149.
Gilbert Brown poured in 19 points on Saturday afternoon as Pittsburgh grabbed an 83-54 win over Rutgers. The Panthers had no trouble covering the 14.5-point spread listed for that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (130).
We are going with Pitt as a slight 2-chalk favorite versus the Irish.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 March 2010 )
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