20 replies:

1. 2-3 ats last night! In what should be another great game tonight Pitt faces a good Oak State team!! PC is right the Big 12 is just killing the tourney!! But the Big East also has three teams in the sweet sixteen! You can make points for playing either team here, but I will tell you why Pitt will win! First of all Pitt is getting points( 2 now but spot has been moving up as Mr Public plays the cowboys! Look for a final spot of 3) This year Pitt is 6-0 ats when pick or getting pts! The latest just last week vs wisky squad! This is a very hard stat to just ignore! Pitt plays tight games as they have not lost by more than 3 all year!!(an amazing stat if you think about it) its not that they did not play anyone(Conn 3 times) if Conn cannot run you off the court with three bites of the apple well.... Lets talk experience this Pitt team has been to the Sweet sixteen last two years( lost to Marq & Kent State) beleive me they are not happy just to be here as those two losses will motivate them and just the experience of being here last two years will help them. Oak well its been awhile!!(your time will come just not now) Lets talk close game experience in the big dance? Oak has blown out its first two oppenents( e. wash & memphis) probably why Mr public has moved this line!! Pitt meanwhile played two close ones ( thats their MO) and won a very very tight game vs a good wisky team that was playing just about as close to a home game as you can get in the big dance! This is another point that is hard to ignore as the pressure of a close game will favor a Pitt team that has already been in the fire! So to recap we have a tournament tested team that has won the close ones in the past vs a team thats not been there (sweet 16) in a few years that has cruised into the sweet 16! Interesting but not done yet! The game will be played East Rutherford, now no way to know the crowd reaction but my call says Pitt here as they are the underdog(even though since the 2001 -2002 season pitt has best record in college baskets! Yea Pitt not Duke) still the dog? Crowds love the dog on top of that most of Pitt players from New york area and game site closer to Pitt! Homecourt crowd advantage Pitt! Hitting the boards up next !! I know ever since they put on the football unis Oak has been hittin the boards better. Nice touch but tonight they will wish they still had on those unis!! No way to get around the fact BYU beat them on the boards 37-18(13 off.) Mizzou had 19 offensive boards and this was takin care of by putting on football uniforms? Tonight Pitt will domonate them on the inside and when that happens Pitt wins. I look for Taft and Troutman to carry the load big time tonight and just pound them inside( got a taft big game feelin) Best team in the Big 12 on the boards is Texas! I am sorry but I have seen Texas play(good team) but if they are best in the conference on the glass well... They would be at best the 3rd or 4th best glass team in the Big East! Pitt misses a lot but if you let them control the boards its over baby! I feel this is where pitt will abuse them and use them!! Sure Oak shoots it better than Pitt. But if this was the formula for winning WASHINGTON who scored 100 would still be playing!! Its all about defense and hitting the boards at this time of year and pitt is heads over heels on these(thats why wisky scared me good defense) Finally to add fuel to the fire when ask to compare backcourts John Lucas says" we are better"! How much better he is ask? "Its not that close" he replies!! Well johnny boy thanks for the bulletin board material you are about to meet Mr Page he has shut down wayyyyyyyyyyyyy.. better guards then you(much bigger guards at that) P.S. for your sake it better not be close because Pitt is going to pound you on the boards and then show you just how close in talent overall these two backcourts are!! Had Pitt as average play vs wisky rate this higher because of three things!! EXPERIENCE! BOARDS! BULLETIN BOARDS! PITT WINS UGLY SO TEAMS AND BETTORS JUST KEEP OVERLOOKING THEM ( MUCH BETTER?) GET REAL JOHN YOU HAVE FACED NO DEFENSE LIKE THIS ONE!!! YOU AINT MUCH BETTER!! GO HUG YOUR DAD IN THE STANDS THIS ONE IS PITT!! BACK WITH LINE LATER! Also betting Conn -9 early as this one has blowout city written all over it! Ride the panthers as they have been gold gettin points all year!! PITT IS IT!!

   

   posted by joeweaver

   March 25, 2004 10:04am
2. I'm going with two plays, and will probably be riding a few others from you all.

   Syracuse -2 (Bama's run is over)

   Okie St -2 ($$$ BIG XII $$$)

   Good luck to you all!

   SkyDivin is running a Sweet 16 pool. Email ME your picks at rrosario@gotpicks.com. Fee is $25 through the "Donate to GotPicks" PayPal link. Contact SkyDivin for more info!!!

   

   posted by ricky

   March 25, 2004 10:32am
3. 2 picks fellas. Btw nice write up Weaver, but damn are you kin to Vegas in some way or another ? lol

   CBB

   Oklahoma St. - 2

   NHL

   Toronto + 0.5

   Good Luck to all $$$$$$

   

   posted by sundaybreak

   March 25, 2004 11:39am
4. ND -6

   CONN -9

   PITT +2.5

   MARQUETTE +7

   SYRACUSE -2

   WAKE +2.5

   GOOD LUCK

   

   posted by john571

   March 25, 2004 12:53pm
5. atlanta+3

   clips-5

   det+4

   det/sa over 165

   marquette+7

   wake+3

   ala+2

   pitt/okla st. over 127

   goodpickings

   

   posted by kalind

   March 25, 2004 3:03pm
6. Last night started out slow, but ended with a bang. I lost all three Small Plays, but nailed all four of the bigger plays. That's what it's all about; making a profit. My Average Plays and Large Plays have come in huge for me over the last couple of weeks. The Small Ones have not been as solid, but I guess that's why they are Small Plays. You guys can obviously tell I am pumped up right now, and I needed that night to get my confidence level back up to where it normally is. I am passing this evening, but I have a preference on San Antonio, so that probably means I will put a little something on them for fun. I like Wake Forest in College tonight as well. Good Luck!!!!!

   Del-T

   

   posted by jdelt88

   March 25, 2004 3:13pm
7. What's up fellas$$$$ Get the $$$$ Play #2 was another easy winner!!!! Now 2-0!!!! Big Blue was dunking and getting layups on every possession. They are gonna win the NIT. Overall I was 4-1 on my own picks and my Best Bets were 2-0!!!! That brings my record to 103-100-1 and my Best Bets are 33-30. Add in Tally's GOM and I was 5-1!!!! The best night I ever had.

   For tonight staying small....

   Marquette (+7)

   UConn (-9)

   Pitt (+3)

   Notre Dame (-6)

   St. Joe's (-3) heart pick

   Good luck all!!!!

   

   

   posted by gyphin

   March 25, 2004 3:21pm
8. YEsterday went 4-1 and the day before 8-2 which brings my last two days record to 12-3. Not too shabby.

   Todays picks

   NBA

   Atlanta +2

   NCAA

   Pitts +2.5 This is Big i got Pitts winning it all

   St. Joes -2.5

   Syracuse -2 This is also a big play

   NHL

   Tor +.5

   SJ -.5

   Col -.5

   Good Luck everybody

   

   posted by jsall12

   March 25, 2004 4:20pm
9. OK GOT MYSELF IN TROUBLE LAST WEEK BY TAKING ALOT OF FAVS SO WITH THAT

   OK ST-2 PITT HAS BEEN SHAKEY LATELY AND OK ST HAS PLAYED WELL

   UCONN-9 VANDY GOT VERY LUCKY LAST WEEKEND TO BEAT NCSTATE OVERCOMING A 11 POINT DEFICIT LAST 2 MINUTES THIS IS NOT NCSTATE UCONN BY 15

   ST JOES-1.5 WAKE GETS ALOT OF POINTS OFF PRESS AND EASY LAYUPS NOT HERE JOES HANDLES THE BALL VERY WELL AND PASSES THE BALL BETTER THEN ANYONE WAKE HAS SEEN ALTHOUGH ITS A10 VS ACC ST JOES IS DETERMINED TO WIN IT ALL

   SYRACUSE-1.5 BAMA SHOT THERE LOAD SATURDAY WITH THAT INCREDIBLE LATE COMEBACK VS STANFORD CUSE HAS JUST BEEN CRUISING ALONG AND BEAT THE HOTTEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY

   AS LONG AS THEY SHOW UP CUSE WILL WIN A HIGH SCORING GAME BY 8

   SO HERE I GO AGAIN 4 FAVORITES TONIGHT

   GOODLUCK TO ALL

   

   posted by gtnp

   March 25, 2004 4:35pm
10. uconn -9***

    ok.st. -2.5**

    marq. +7*

    

    posted by dasdumm

    March 25, 2004 5:49pm
11. Playing WAY too many games tonight, but what the hell

    CBB

    Notre Dame -6.5

    Pitt +2.5

    Vandy +9

    Cuse -2

    St. Joe's -2.5

    NHL

    Minn +.5

    St. Louis -.5

    Toronto +.5

    Good Luck

    

    posted by zachsdad3

    March 25, 2004 5:49pm
12. CBB:

    Wake Forest +2.5

    Oklahoma St. -2

    Alabama +2.5 (Since I picked them in my pool)

    Uconn -8.5

    Notre Dame -5

    Marquette +7

    $C-MACK$

    

    posted by c-mack

    March 25, 2004 6:10pm
13. Short and sweet! PITT+2 !! WAKE +3 !! BAMA +2 !!!! CONN -9 !!! Two favs Pitt & Conn!! NIT: OREGON +6-!! MARQ +7!!! Good luck !

    

    posted by joeweaver

    March 25, 2004 6:16pm
14. First post this week..Overall I am sitting at 213-182. Tonite I have:

    OKLAHOMA ST -2.5

    ST.JOES -2.5

    VANDERBILT +9.5

    Good luck and smart betting......

    

    posted by wardawg14522

    March 25, 2004 6:49pm
15. POSTING FOR SNOWFLAKE !!!!!!!!! HERE IS WHAT HE HAS:

    UCONN -9

    OKLAHOMA ST -2.5

    CUSE/BABM OVER 135

    

    posted by wardawg14522

    March 25, 2004 6:50pm
16. phball101 plays today

    NCAA:

    SWEET SIXTEEN POUNDER IS

    Oklahoma State -2.5

    Bama under 135

    St. Joe's over 158

    Alabama +2.5

    St. Joe's -2.5

    Vandy +9

    GLTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    

    posted by phball101

    March 25, 2004 6:58pm
17. Oklahoma State -3 Thu@7:25p

    

    posted by bigdanusa

    March 25, 2004 7:00pm
18. ALT +2

    DET +5

    WASH + 5

    

    posted by john571

    March 25, 2004 7:05pm
19. LAYING LOW IN NCAA HOOPS...TOO HARD TO CALL. LETS ROLL WITH...

    SAN ANTONIO -4

    GOOD LUCK AND BET WISELY

    

    posted by axd717

    March 25, 2004 7:27pm
20. Went 3-1 yesterday to even out my record for the week to 3-3, up 21 units overall. Here is my play for today:

    1) Iowa St (-6) - Iowa St is 8-1 ATS last 9 games and are very good at home.

    Good luck everyone, lines are pretty tight tonight!!

    

    posted by jernov99

    March 25, 2004 8:19pm