No. 5 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. South Florida Bulls NCAAB Lines
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Pitt vs. USF Matchup
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 2, 9 PM ET
Venue: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
Broadcast: ESPNU
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. South Florida Bulls Betting Lines from Justbet.com
Money Line: South Florida +450 / Pitt -600
Spread: Pitt -10.5
Over/Under: 124.5
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Pittsburgh Panthers vs. South Florida Bulls Preview
If Pitt (24-4) can beat South Florida (9-20) in an away game tonight and then at home against Villanova in their last game they will win the Big East title. NCAAB lines have Pitt as big 10.5-point favorites in this game with a total of 124.5.
In their last games South Florida beat DePaul 86-76 on Saturday and Pitt lost to Louisville 62-59 on Sunday.
USF is 7-8 at home this season, but they have lost 12 straight games against ranked opponents. Pitt is looking to get a #1 seed in the Big Dance, but if they lose this game that may be unlikely.
While USF has had a season to forget they have been a decent betting team at 15-11-1 ATS while Pitt has been mediocre at 12-12 ATS. South Florida is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games facing Big East opponents.
These 2 teams met in mid February in Pittsburgh with the Panthers beating the Bulls 67-55. In that game the Bulls actually shot well hitting on 47.6% of their shots, but they committed 14 turnovers and they were killed on the boards. For them to have any chance to win this game they will have to rebound the ball. The USF frontcourt players of Ron Anderson Jr. (6.6 rpg) and Augustus Gilchrist (6.3 rpg) will have to man up and keep a Panthers squad that ranks 7th in the nation in rebounds per game from dominating the glass.
Since getting leading scorer Ashton Gibbs (16.3 ppg) back the Panthers have lost 2 of their last 3 games. He is the best long-range shooter in the Big East, but in his last 2 games he is only 3/11 from downtown.
Pitt’s backcourt of Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker (12.3 ppg) can both hit the long ball and the Bulls have to keep these guys from having big scoring games. USF and their 93rd ranked defense will be counted on to win this game, as their offense only ranks 306th in the nation in scoring.
South Florida is only 3-13 in the Big East this season and none of their conference wins have come against teams that has a winning record.
The Bulls have lost their 4 home games this season against ranked opponents by an average of 16 ppg.
Pitt has the Big East title in their scopes and they will come out and take care of business tonight. They will control the glass and play good D against a Bulls’ team that does not have a good offense.
Betting Trends
Pitt is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss and South Florida is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games, but only 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a home underdog of 7.0-12.5.
Pick: Pitt -10.5
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