Oral Roberts at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has gotten healthier as the season progressed, and the wins have followed. The big question here is what toll did playing four games in four days take on the Panthers, not just physically, but emotionally? They just beat Marquette, Louisville,and Georgetown and could come out a bit flat in this one. Oral Roberts has some players, and defends very well, allowing under 40% shooting on the season. This has the looks of an ugly game, which is often the case with Pitt anyway, but Oral Roberts can get out and defend too. The thinking here is that Pitt could get caught in an emotional trap after three straight upsets, and expending a lot of energy in Big East tourney. Oral Roberts will be playing their biggest game of the year, which usually means 40 minutes of laying it all on the floor, and we think they are good enough to spring the surprise, or certainly stay inside the number here. The icing on the cake is that the public is all over Pittsburgh with over 70% of the bets coming in on the Panthers, yet the line has moved the other way. Take Oral Roberts in this one.