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College Basketball Picks: Big East Showdown (01-14-2008) |
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Written by Pupsandchalk
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
The Georgetown Hoyas go for their 6th straight win and look to remain undefeated in Big East play when they travel to Pittsburgh Monday evening. SportsBetting.com currently has the Georgetown Hoyas as the 2.5 pt favorites going into this Big East College Basketball picks showdown.
The Hoyas won the last meeting 65-42 in the Big East championship and the teams split their two regular season meetings. Many expected the Hoyas to be back in the Championship game this year as they only lost one starter from a team that went to the final four last year. The same cannot be said for the Panthers who lost 3 starters from last years team and have lost their two returning starters due to injury this year.
The Panthers have not missed a beat however, winning 3 out of 4 since losing starters Mike Cook and Levance Fields. They can attribute some of that to Sam Young. Young has stepped up his scoring this year to 18.4 pts/gm, 4th in the Big East and is coming off a 28 point performance in an 84-70 win over Seton Hall on Saturday.
The Panthers will need another big performance from Young against a Hoyas team who leads the country in defensive fg% holding opponents 34.6% shooting from the floor and allowing 55.9 pts/gm for 5th best in the nation. The Hoyas also lead the country in fg% shooting a remarkable 52.4% from the field.
The Hoyas have won 4 out of 5 in the series and oddsmakers have took notice pegging the Hoyas as a 2.5 pt favorite.
The game can be seen @ 7:00 p.m. est on ESPN.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 January 2008 )
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