West Virginia Pittsburgh Betting – Panthers Look To Bounce Back From Loss To Red Storm Thursday
The No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers will have plenty of time to think about their last result, a 60-59 loss to the St. John’s Red Storm in which they were barely upset by the Cinderella story so far in this year’s college basketball betting play. The Panthers were the latest on a list of five ranked teams to be upset by the now nationally ranked Red Storm, and will need to prove the loss was simply an aberration against the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers this Thursday.
- West Virginia Mountaineers @ Pittsburgh Panthers (4)
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 – 9:00 PM ET
- Peterson Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Online Sports Betting Odds: Panthers – 7.5
The Panthers will have had five days to think about what went wrong at Madison Square Garden as they continue their chase for a Big East title in what is easily the toughest conference in college basketball. They’ll get a tough run at it from a Mountaineer’s tream that has rebounded from consecutive losses to win two of their last three, including most recently a 72-58 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
College Basketball Betting Preview: West Virginia
The Mountaineers seemed lost after consecutive college basketball betting defeats at the hands of both Villanova and Pittsburgh, but have since rebounded well with a couple of key home wins to bounce back in to the middle of the conference standings. Truck Bryant played a big role in ending Notre Dame’s winning streak at seven with one of the best games of his career, as he scored 24 to give West Virginia an immediate boost to their hopes of playing in the national title tournament this year. The Mountaineers actually trailed by one at halftime but opened the second with a 19-8 run that was ultimately the difference in the game, their fourth win in their last five against the Fighting Irish.
College Basketball Betting Preview: Pittsburgh
The Panthers had their five-game slide ended in dramatic fashion with another Red Storm upset, but there is no consolation for losing to a previously unranked team while in the pursuit of a conference championship. The Panthers were right there with St. John’s until the final whistle, but in the end they may have underestimated their last sports betting bonus opponent. That won’t happen again as Ashton Gibbs and company look to pick up from right where they left off at home, where Pittsburgh has just one loss at home this season. The Panthers have two ranked opponents remaining on their schedule and are in control of their own destiny in the Big East, so there will be no time for another slip.
College Basketball Betting: Outlook & Pick
The Panthers had no trouble dismissing the Mountaineers by five the first time these teams met this season, and that was on the road in the middle of a five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh will be even more motivated in this game and playing in front of their home crowd after five days off, and that will make the difference.
West Virginia Pittsburgh Betting Pick: Panthers
