Categories
NCAAB

Pitt Panthers vs. Colorado Buffaloes Gambling & NCAA Handicapping Prediction

Pitt vs CU Preview

Pittsburgh is 12-17-2 ATS with an O/U record of 19-11 and Colorado is 18-15 ATS with an O/U record of 15-17. In their last games Pittsburgh lost to Virginia 51-48 and Colorado lost to Arizona 63-43. [ad-4468020]

2014 NCAA Tournament Free Picks
Midwest Region – 2nd Round
#9 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. #8 Colorado Buffaloes Preview
Venue/ Stadium: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Time/Date: 1:40 PM EST Thursday, March 20, 2014
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Pittsburgh -6
Over/Under:  128.5
CBB Odds: [dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!

In the 2nd round of the South Region the 9th seed Pittsburgh Panthers face the 8th seed Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado did make it to the Pac 12 semifinals, but they lost 3 of their last 4 regular season games. Pitt also did not end the season well, but they made an impressive run the ACC semifinals upsetting a ranked North Carolina team in the process.

Pitt had a good first season in the ACC finishing 5th in the conference and they are the 6-point favorites in this game.

Lamar Patterson (17.6 ppg) leads the Panthers in scoring and he must play well tonight and has not shot over 50% from the floor in his last 2 games.

CLICK GRAB OUR BEST Expert Hoops Picks for 2014 GAMBLING season!

Colorado has overcome adversity this season, as they have made the Big Dance even though they lost leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie to a knee injury. The Buffaloes are not a high scoring team and they will need good games from Josh Scott (14.1 ppg) and Askia Booker (14 ppg).

The Panthers have had problems this season ranked teams only winning 1 of 4 games facing top 25 squads. Colorado was only 2-6 facing ranked teams, but they did beat Kansas this season.
[ad-6571516]
Talib Zanna leads the Panthers in rebounding and he has been a monster on the boards in his last few games including grabbing 21 rebounds in the upset win over North Carolina in the ACC tournament.

Colorado has to play good D in this game, as they do not have  good FG% ranking 209th in the nation in team FG%.

The winner of this game will have the tall task of taking on top-ranked Florida, who have won 26 straight games.

Betting Trends

Pittsburgh is 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 games.

Colorado is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games, 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games, and they have an Under record of 6-0 in their last 6 games.

Jason’s Pick:

Colorado played more ranked teams this season, but Pitt played in a tougher conference and since they have been playing well I am taking them to win and cover the 6-point spread.

Player Injuries

Pitt
[F] 01/12/2014 – Durand Johnson out for season ( Knee )

Colorado
[G] 01/15/2014 – Spencer Dinwiddie out for season ( Knee )

By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.