College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Monday, January 24, 2011
By Anthony Rome
Bet Notre Dave vs. Pittsburgh Picks
(The Spread) - No. 16 Note Dame is still in search of its first Big East road win. Can the Irish pick up their first victory away from home when they take on No. 2 Pittsburgh on Monday night? Continue reading for picks, odds and trends on this college basketball matchup.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made Pittsburgh an 11-point favorite over Notre Dame on Monday. The over/under total for this game is currently 136 points.
The Irish are fresh off an 80-75home win over Marquette on Saturday and are now 16-4 overall. They’re 8-7 against the spread in lined games this year according to latest college basketball trends, while the over is 8-6-1 in their games this season.
The Panthers are an outstanding 19-1 and 13-0 at home. They’re 8-7 against the spread in lined games this year, which includes a 4-4 ATS record at home. The over has hit in seven of their eight lined home games this season.
College Basketball Free Pick:
Notre Dame’s free throw shooting and ability to create turnovers might keep this game close at first, but its going to be tough for the Irish to keep pace offensively. Pittsburgh is off to its best start in Big East play and is outscoring opponents by more than 17 points per game. The Panthers offer a balanced scoring attack, which includes three players averaging in double figures: Ashton Gibbs (15.9), Brad Wanamaker (12.7) and Gilbert Brown (11.6). If Pitt can contain Ben Hansbrough, then it should pull away in the second half and come away with a victory. The Panthers are 4-0 against the spread in their lat four overall games, while the Irish are 1-9-1 ATS in their last 11 games on Monday. Our pick is Pittsburgh –11.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: PITTSBURGH PANTHERS –11