Wednesday, February 24, 2010

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Odds: Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame

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The Pittsburgh Panthers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Joyce Center.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Pittsburgh defeated Villanova 70-65 as a 2.5-pount underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (146.5).

Ashton Gibbs poured in a game-high 21 points for Pittsburgh and Gilbert Brown added 16 points in the win.

Notre Dame lost to Louisville 91-89 in double overtime as an 11.5-point underdog on Wednesday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (146.5).

Tim Abromaitis led Notre Dame with 29 points and Ben Hansbrough had 21 points.

Current streak:
Pittsburgh has won 5 straight games.
Notre Dame has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 21-6 SU, 14-8-2 ATS
Notre Dame: 17-10 SU, 10-10-1 ATS

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing St. John's are 7-3
After playing Villanova are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Notre Dame most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Georgetown are 6-4
After playing Louisville are 3-2
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Notre Dame
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Notre Dame is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Notre Dame's last 6 games at home
Notre Dame is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Notre Dame is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games

Next up:
Pittsburgh at St. John's, Saturday, February 27
Notre Dame at Georgetown, Saturday, February 27




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