Thursday, May 17th, 2012
It will be a Big East conference battle when the Pittsburgh Panthers makes the trip for an NCAA college basketball game against the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
Start time from Louisville is scheduled for 2PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The betting odds opened up in this college basketball game with the home team Louisville Cardinals lined as a -1 point favorite with a total of 134 ½ points.
Early money from the NCAA betting public has come on the side of the road club as the game is now lined as a pick. The total has not moved off the opener of 134 ½ points.
With this NCAA college basketball game lined as a pick the money line returns -110 with a win for either team.
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This will be the first meeting this regular season between these schools.
They met back last season at Pittsburgh and it was the Panthers with the 82-77 overtime win against the Cardinals as a -1 ½ point favorite. The game played over the closing total of 137 ½ points.
The Panthers enjoyed a nice shooting night making 50% from the floor and 4 of 8 from the three point line. Pittsburgh pounded the Cardinals on the boards by a 37-23 differential.
Nasir Robinson led the Panthers with 26 points on 11 of 14 shooting and 11 boards. Brad Wanamaker chipped in with 20 points on 4 of 9 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the free throw line.
The Cardinals made 47.5% of their shots and 9 of 25 from three. Louisville struggled from the line missing 7 of 17 charity stripe.
Samardo Samuels led Louisville with 25 points on 12 of 20 shooting and 6 boards. Preston Knowles chipped in with 21 points on 8 of 12 from the floor and 5 of 7 from three.
Pittsburgh enters play with a 25-3 record. The team is 6-1 on the road this season.
The Panthers are 13-2 in the Big East conference and in first place two games in the loss column ahead of second place Notre Dame.
The team bounced back from their 60-59 road loss to St John’s a week ago with the 71-58 road win at West Virginia on Thursday night as a -8 ½ point favorite.
Pittsburgh enjoyed a 57.4% shooting night in their win and hit on 5 of 14 from three. The club won the rebounding battle by a 31-25 differential. Defensively the Panthers were solid in allowing the Mountaineers just 33.3% shooting from the field.
Nasir Robinson led Pittsburgh with 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. Both Gilbert Brown and Brad Wanamaker contributed with 11 points a piece.
Louisville hosts this Big East clash with a record of 21-7. The club is 17-2 on their home floor.
The Cardinals stand at 10-5 in Big East conference play and are tied with St John’s in the loss column for the third seed.
Following their 11 point loss at Cincinnati on February 16th the team has bounced back with two straight victories.
Following a 13 point home win against Connecticut the club earned a convincing 55-37 road win at Rutgers on Tuesday night as a -4 point road favorite.
The Cardinals made just 35.3% of their shots and 11 of 29 from the three point line. Louisville out rebounded the Scarlet Knights by four rebounds and forced 18 turnovers.
Louisville held Rutgers to only 29.5% shooting.
The Cardinals were led by Preston Knowles who produced 14 points and 8 rebounds but on only 4 of 13 shooting. Kyle Kuric contributed with 11 points and seven boards.
Trend: Pittsburgh Panthers are 4-0 to the under this season.
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