Point-Spreads.com is using a Final Four Predictions alert for the No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers Final Four Odds. Pitt (23-13) got past Oklahoma State by the score of 84-76 in Dayton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Panthers will be taking on No. 4 seed Xavier (27-7) in Boston on Thursday for the East Region Semi-Finals. Sportsbook.com has the Pittsburgh Panthers -7 point favorites against the underdog Xavier Musketeers.
"There's going to be times when [opponents] make shots," stated Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Jamie Dixon. "The tendency for others might be to change everything, go back to the drawing board, do something different. But we know we're good and we know what we're doing. If you continue to do it, you grind them out."
Get live point spreads and compare live odds on every 2009 NCAA Tournament Game for all of your Final Four Predictions.
“I don’t see a team in the Final Four Picks contention that can handle all of Pittsburgh’s weapons,” stated Point-Spreads.com Publisher Thomas Jensen when asked to comment on the Pittsburgh Panthers Final Four Picks, Odds & Predictions. “The Panthers will be the 2009 National Champions in NCAA Basketball.”
The Final Four odds makers at Sportsbook.com have Pittsburgh Panthers Final Four Picks listed at +700 odds to win the 2009 NCAA Basketball National Championship Game.
“The No. 1 seed in the East Region 2009 NCAA Bracket is the first in Pittsburgh’s history,” stated Jensen when asked for his Final Four Predictions before the start of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. “I think this team has too much talent and will make it through the East Region and eventually on to a National Championship this year. The Panthers need to get past ACC Tournament Champion Duke and a tough Villanova squad on their road to the Final Four but I believe they will be up for the challenge.”
Before the 2009 NCAA Tournament started I had this to say about the East Region NCAA Bracket: “Point-Spreads.com expects the Pittsburgh Panthers will have to get past either ACC Tournament Champion Duke or fellow Big East powerhouse Villanova in the Elite Eight round in the East Region. We give the slight edge in either of these match ups to Pittsburgh to make it through to the 2009 Final Four.”
Xavier vs Pittsburgh takes place on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 13:00 PM EST with the winner heading to the Elite Eight and one step closer a birth into the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, Michigan. Get your Final Four Picks and Final Four Predictions in today. The opening point spreads at Sportsbook.com show the Pittsburgh Panthers –7 point favorites against the Xavier Musketeers with the total set at 139 points. The money line for Pittsburgh -300 odds and the money line for Xavier +250 odds.
Sportsbook.com has posted Final Four Odds to win the 2009 National Championship:
Arizona: +6000
Connecticut: +600
Duke: +1500
Gonzaga: +1800
Kansas: +3500
Louisville: +400
Memphis: +600
Michigan State: +1800
Missouri: +4000
North Carolina: +300
Oklahoma: +1200
Pittsburgh: +700
Purdue: +2000
Syracuse: +2500
Villanova: +1500
Xavier: +5000
