{"id":4924,"date":"2008-11-28T15:49:25","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T20:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2008-11-28T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T20:49:25","slug":"panthers-redraiders-free-pick-281108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/panthers-redraiders-free-pick-281108\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAAB Betting: Pitt vs. Texas Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAAB Betting Action \u2013 Pittsburgh Panthers at Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/h2>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Panthers (5-0 SU, 1-1 ATS, 2-0 O\/U) and Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-0 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O\/U) have each gotten off to terrific 5-0 starts to the 2008-09 NCAA college basketball campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, one team\u2019s streak will come to an emphatic end.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are coming off a convincing 74-60 victory over Belmont on Tuesday as 6-6 senior forward Sam Young scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-17 shooting while adding seven rebounds and two steals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I took it as a challenge,&#8221; said Young, who had a season-low nine points on 4-of-10 shooting on Tuesday. &#8220;The team was struggling a little bit and I definitely took it as a challenge. &#8230; Coach (Dixon) said during a time-out I needed to be more aggressive. I got some great looks after that and I took advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Point guard Levance Fields added 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Raiders beat Southeastern Louisiana 74-63 on Tuesday, but have not opened a season with six consecutive victories since winning their first seven games in 1995-96.<\/p>\n<p>John Roberson scored a game-high 20 points on Tuesday, while Alan Voskuil added 18. Both players are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NCAAB Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>averaging 16.0 points apiece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key betting trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NCAAB Free Pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games.<br \/>\nThe Panthers are 14-4-1 ATS in their last 19 Friday games.<br \/>\nThe Red Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.<br \/>\nThe Red Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600.<br \/>\nThe Over is 13-3 in Panthers last 16 overall.<br \/>\nThe Over is 4-1 in Panthers last 5 non-conference games.<br \/>\nThe Over is 4-0 in Red Raiders last 4 games following a S.U. win.<br \/>\nThe Over is 4-0 in Red Raiders last 4 neutral site games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NCAAB Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech +13 -110<br \/>\nPittsburgh -13 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: While I believe that Pittsburgh has al the tools to make a deep NCAA Championship run this season, I think it\u2019s far too early for the Panthers to be favored by such a huge margin over a quality team, particularly playing on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s me, but I think this matchup is a \u2018gimme\u2019 for college basketball sports betting fans everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Take the Texas Tech Red Raiders to cover while pushing for the outright win.<\/p>\n<h3>NCAAB Free Picks: Texas Tech +13 Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for March Madness with our 2008 NCAAB daily gambling matchup previews, picks, and predictions. 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