I love your Clemson pick today Dawg!!!
I do disagree with you on Louisville though. Having watched both 4 times this year, I feel the only thing that Louisville has going for them today is their home field and crowd, which definitely makes a difference in the Big East Conferences.
Pitt is more talented, experienced and has better point guard play with both Fields and Dixon. They also play better defense, and will be able to handle Louisville's big men, Samuels, Clark and Williams inside with Biggs, Young and Blair.
It's going to come down to which team can shoot the 3's and foul shots, something Pitt is both very good at this year.
GL today Buddy, should be a great day for you.:toast:
By the way, check out Butler today at -3. I think they are a steal and will win be 8+ tonight
I do disagree with you on Louisville though. Having watched both 4 times this year, I feel the only thing that Louisville has going for them today is their home field and crowd, which definitely makes a difference in the Big East Conferences.
Pitt is more talented, experienced and has better point guard play with both Fields and Dixon. They also play better defense, and will be able to handle Louisville's big men, Samuels, Clark and Williams inside with Biggs, Young and Blair.
It's going to come down to which team can shoot the 3's and foul shots, something Pitt is both very good at this year.
GL today Buddy, should be a great day for you.:toast:
By the way, check out Butler today at -3. I think they are a steal and will win be 8+ tonight
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></o>Wake beat 4 potential tourney teams already including at BYU and UNC at home. Clemson hasn't played a Top 25 team yet and Wake will shutdown Booker like they did to Hansbrough. As a team they might not be different, but down the stretch they don't have a go to FT shooter like Wake has with Teague. I think Wake has too much depth inside and Teague won't be stopped either.
Taking the road teams in conference play will never win you money in the long run. Maybe today Pitt does win, but going on numbers and percentages it is an awful proposition long-term. There is obviously a reason oddsmakers made the No. 1 team in the country a dog in this game, that reason being that Pitt is not an unbeatable team.
