The Pittsburgh Panthers are set to take on the SMU Mustangs in the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl. The game is scheduled for Saturday, January 7th at 1:00 ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN. This will be the Panthers fourth straight postseason appearance. Pittsburgh will be looking for their third straight bowl win, as they knocked off Kentucky (Compass Bowl) and North Carolina (Car Care Bowl) the previous two seasons. SMU is headed to their third straight bowl game. The Mustangs crushed Nevada...
Read more about 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl Odds Syracuse at Pittsburgh Spread - November 29, 2011The Pittsburgh Panthers host the Syracuse Orange Saturday in a game that will decide which one of these two teams will be playing in the postseason. The winner would become bowl eligible, while the loser will be staying at home. The Panthers have dominated this series, winning six straight over the Orange. That includes a 45-14 road victory last season as a 2.5-point favorite. Quarterback Tino Sunseri threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns to lead the way for Pitt. Odds makers in Las Vegas have...
Read more about Syracuse at Pittsburgh Spread Pittsburgh at West Virginia Spread - November 21, 2011The West Virginia Mountaineers host the Pittsburgh Panthers Friday in the annual Backyard Brawl. These two Big East rivals absolutely hate one another, and this is usually the biggest game of the year for both programs. That’s certainly the case heading into this one as both the Mountaineers and Panthers sit a half-game out of first place in the conference standings. WVU has won the last two meetings, including a 35-10 road victory last season. Geno Smith threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns...
Read more about Pittsburgh at West Virginia Spread Pittsburgh at Louisville Line - November 8, 2011The Louisville Cardinals will look to keep their Big East title hopes alive when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. The Cardinals went on the road and upset West Virginia 38-35 for their third straight win. The win moved Louisville to 3-1 inside the conference, just a half-game back of Cincinnati (3-0). The Panthers hopes of winning the Big East took a big hit this past weekend, as they lost 23-26 at home to Cincinnati. The loss dropped Pittsburgh to 2-2 in the conference. Pittsburgh...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Louisville Line Connecticut at Pittsburgh Line - October 24, 2011This Wednesday the Pittsburgh Panthers will host the Connecticut Huskies in a crucial Big East matchup. Both teams come into the game 3-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The Panthers have been a huge disappointment in 2011. They lost 14-26 at home to Utah in their last game, giving them four losses in their last five overall. The Huskies haven’t played great, but no one really expected them to compete this year. Connecticut will be riding a wave of confidence after upsetting South Florida...
Read more about Connecticut at Pittsburgh Line 2011-12 Pittsburgh Basketball Preview - October 10, 20112010-11 Results: Overall: 28-6 (17-1 H, 7-2 A, 4-3 N) Big East: 15-3 – Regular season champions (8-1 H, 7-2 A) Conference Tournament: Lost to Connecticut in 1st round Postseason: Lost to Butler in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament It was a very successful regular season for Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon and his Panthers. They played a grueling conference schedule and came out on top with a 15-3 record in the Big East. They defeated Connecticut handily (78-63) in their regular season meeting,...
Read more about 2011-12 Pittsburgh Basketball Preview South Florida at Pittsburgh Line - September 26, 2011This Thursday the South Florida Bulls will go on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers in a Big East showdown. The Bulls improved to 4-0 with a 52-24 win at home against UTEP last Saturday and are currently ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25. The Panthers fell to 2-2 overall after falling to Notre Dame 12-15. It was the second straight game where Pittsburgh blew a fourth quarter lead. The Bulls will look to snap a 3-game losing streak against Pittsburgh. Looking at the week 5 college football...
Read more about South Florida at Pittsburgh Line Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Line - September 20, 2011The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to go on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers in week 4 of college football action. This will be the fourth straight season the two teams have squared off. Pittsburgh has won two of the last three, but the Irish were able to hold on for a 23-17 win at home last season. Notre Dame avoided and 0-3 start to the season with a 31-13 win over then No. 15 Michigan State. The Panthers looked like they were on their way to a 3-0 start with a 27-10 lead with just...
Read more about Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Line Pittsburgh at Iowa Line - September 12, 2011The Iowa Hawkeyes will try and overcome a disappointing loss to in-state rival Iowa State this Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Hawkeyes ended up losing 44-41 in triple-overtime last week to fall to 1-1 on the season. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 with a 35-29 win over Maine, but have not played at the level experts expected to start the season. The last time these two teams faced off in non-conference play, Pittsburgh edged Iowa 21-20 at home back in 2008. Looking at the week 3...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Iowa Line 2011 College Football Predictions - July 12, 2011The 2011 college football season is just around the corner, and we have went through and broke down each team to make our predictions for each conference . If you want to read up more on your favorite team, just click on your teams’ conference prediction link at the bottom of this article. SEC Prediction- The SEC has dominated college football over the past five seasons, winning five straight National Championships. There isn’t a conference that even comes close to the talent that the...
Read more about 2011 College Football Predictions 2011 Pittsburgh Football Predictions - June 23, 2011Despite a 1-3 non-conference record to start the season, the Pittsburgh Panthers finished 2010 with a 8-5 record. They went 5-2 in Big East play and capped off their season with a 27-10 win over Kentucky in the Compass Bowl. The Panthers tied Connecticut and West Virginia on top the Big East standings, but technically finished third with losses against both the Huskies and Mountaineers. The Panthers decided to force out head coach Dave Wannstedt after six years, and initially replaced him with Mike...
Read more about 2011 Pittsburgh Football Predictions 2011 Big East Football Predictions - June 23, 2011The Big East title came right down to the wire in 2010, as Connecticut, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh each finished tied for the best conference record at 5-2. With wins over both the Mountaineers and Panthers, Connecticut won the tie-breaker and represented the Big East in a BCS Bowl. The Huskies would go on to lose 20-48 against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. This year Connecticut doesn’t figure to be in the title hunt after losing head coach Randy Edsall, but Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati,...
Read more about 2011 Big East Football Predictions 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: #1 Seeds - March 15, 2011The NCAA Tournament is just about ready to get started. All of this year’s #1 seeds are deserving and they also just happen to be some of the most successful teams in the history of college basketball. Let’s get to know the top seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament bracket by looking back at some of their most impressive accomplishments. Ohio State Buckeyes – East Region Ohio State has appeared in the Final Four 10 times. One of those appearances (1999) was officially...
Read more about 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: #1 Seeds #1 Seeds Odds for 2011 NCAA Tournament - March 14, 2011The 2011 NCAA Tournament brackets have been released and there were no real surprises as to who the No. 1 seeds would be. Ohio State is the top seed overall and will play in the East region, with Kansas being the second No. 1 seed out of the Southwest. Pittsburgh is the top seed in the Southeast region, despite not winning a single game in the Big East conference tournament while Duke eeked out Notre Dame in the Southeast and is classified as the weakest #1 seed. One of the great things about...
Read more about #1 Seeds Odds for 2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four Predictions - March 14, 2011When filling out my NCAA tournament bracket I like to start from the Final Four and work backwards. Decide who you think are the best teams in each region and advance them to the Final Four. If you are going to take a chance with upsets, make sure you eliminate teams that you would have probably bounced in the next round anyway. This keeps you from losing points later on in the tournament when each winner is worth more and gives you a better chance of winning your March Madness contests. So...
Read more about Final Four Predictions Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament - March 14, 2011March Madness is here and this is heaven for college basketball fans. It means the time has come to fill out your brackets until you come up with which team you feel is going to win the 2011 National Championship. For those of you who just want to wager on which team will win it all, then there are odds listed on each team in the field. I will list those odds below while previewing a few of the favorites. They are listed in the order of their overall seeding, and as you can see Kansas is the favorite....
Read more about Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions - March 14, 2011The NCAA Tournament selection committee has made their choices, and now it’s time for the fun to begin. March Madness is the best time of year for hoops fans because there is no other tournament like the Big Dance. The 2011 season represents the first time that there will be 68 teams in the field. That means four play-in games and everyone loves more basketball, so it should work out well. This field is more wide open than it has ever been with up to ten different teams being legitimate national...
Read more about 2011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule - March 7, 2011The Big East is the most competitive league in the history of college basketball. That has certainly been the case in 2011 with 10 teams likely headed to the NCAA Tournament and a possible 11th. With the regular season in the books, the Big East Tournament is next. It starts on Tuesday, March 8th with every game being played at Madison Square Garden and the 5-day event lasts through the 12th. Every single game will be nationally televised on either ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPNU so all who are interested...
Read more about 2011 Big East Tournament Basketball Predictions & Schedule Pittsburgh at Villanova - February 11, 2011The Pittsburgh Panthers are set to take on the Villanova Wildcats Saturday. ESPN’s College GameDay will be heading to the Villanova campus for the first time in the school’s history, and for good reason. Both teams are ranked inside the Top 10 this season. These teams were picked to finish 1-2 in the Big East preseason poll, and for the most part they have lived up to expectations. Taking a look at the college basketball odds, we find a line of Villanova -3.5 over Pittsburgh with a total set...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Villanova Big East College Basketball Power Rankings - February 4, 2011The Big East Conference is a BEAST this year in College Basketball. How many teams with this conference get into the Big Dance? They should get a plenty and trust me it’s well deserved. The Big East could get at least 10 teams in the tournament, possibly 11 or how about even 12 teams in the Big Dance from one conference. It could happen this year but it’s doubtful with all the automatic bids from the weaker conferences. We’ll keep our eyes open down the stretch to see how the bottom of the...
Read more about Big East College Basketball Power Rankings Notre Dame at Pittsburgh - January 23, 2011The fifth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers host No. 16 Notre Dame Monday in a Top 25 showdown between Big East rivals. Many feel Pitt is a squad that has the makeup of a Final Four team down the road, while the Fighting Irish continue to surprise folks when little was expected out of them this season. Notre Dame is still looking for it’s first road victory in league play, though, and odds makers don’t believe they’ll get it tonight. College basketball spreads are posted for Monday with a line of...
Read more about Notre Dame at Pittsburgh 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl Odds - January 7, 2011The Kentucky Wildcats (6-6) meet up with the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) in the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday, January 8 at 12:00 EST on ESPN. Pittsburgh reached a BCS berth six year ago, and Dave Wannstedt took over the program with hopes of getting back to the BCS on a regular basis. Wannstedt wasn’t able to get there once, and even though the Panthers earned a share of the Big East title this season, it wasn’t enough to keep his job. College bowl odds for this contest show us a line of...
Read more about 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl Odds Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Odds - November 30, 2010This Saturday the Pittsburgh Panthers will look to keep their slim Big East title hopes alive when they go on the road to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Panthers got blown out at home by West Virginia 35-10, and the only way they can win the Big East is if West Virginia and Connecticut both lose this weekend. The Bearcats got rolled at Connecticut 38-17 last week, and have now lost four of their last five. While Pittsburgh leads the series 7-2, Cincinnati has won two straight, including a thrilling...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Odds College Football Picks: West Virginia at Pittsburgh - November 23, 2010This Friday the West Virginia Mountaineers will look to get back in the Big East title picture when they go on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Mountaineers come in off a 17-10 win at Louisville, thanks to a dominant defensive performance. The Panthers bounced back from a tough loss at Connecticut for a 17-10 win at South Florida. The Panthers are the defending Big East Champions, but are currently just one-game ahead of West Virginia and Connecticut. The Mountaineers beat the Panthers...
Read more about College Football Picks: West Virginia at Pittsburgh College Football Picks: Pittsburgh at South Florida - November 17, 2010This Saturday the Pittsburgh Panthers will look to rebound from their first conference loss when they go on the road to take on the South Florida Bulls. The Panthers lost 30-28 at Connecticut last week, but still lead the Big East at 3-1. The Bulls rallied for a 27-24 overtime win at Louisville last week for their third straight win, and could move into at least a tie for first with a win this week. Pittsburgh improved to 4-3 all-time against South Florida with a 41-14 win at home last season. If...
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