Oakland vs Pittsburgh NCAA Bracket Picks 2010: Summit League Champion Oakland meets the Pittsburgh Panthers out of the Big East today at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game between the 14 and three seed is scheduled to tip off at 2:45PM ET. NCAA Bracket Picks 2010 at online bookmaker BetUS.com have Pitt listed as a -9.5 against the spread favorite.
Oakland tore through the Summit League this season going 17-1 against conference foes in route to
a 26-8 overall record. The Golden Grizzlies also handily won the conference tournament beating UMKC, IPFW, and IUPUI by an average of 13.3 points per game.
Oakland, which has won 11 straight coming into today's game, went 0-4 (Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan St., Syracuse) against fellow tournament squads during the regular season, losing by an average of 27.3 points per contest.
Pittsburgh's lost its last game, falling 45-50 to Notre Dame in the first round of the Big East Tournament, but the Panthers had won eight of nine prior to that setback. Jamie Dixon's club finished fourth in the conference standings this year with a 24-8 overall record and 13-5 mark in league action.
The Panthers, which have held teams to an average of 61.4 points per game, are led by sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs. The New Jersey native is averaging 15.8 points per game on the year.
Pittsburgh went 7-5 against NCAA Tournament competition this season, beating Syracuse, Villanova, and West Virginia.
BetUS.com Oakland vs Pittsburgh NCAA Bracket Picks 2010:
Oakland Golden Grizzlies +9.5 (-110), Over 134.5 (-110), +425 (Moneyline)
Pittsburgh Panthers -9.5 (-110), Under 134.5 (-110), -550 (Moneyline)
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