Odds and Predictions to Win 2011 Big East Tournament – Tournament Schedule and TV Listings plus Expert Picks: Vegas oddsmakers have released the 2011 Big East Tournament Championship Odds for this week’s 2011 Big East Post Season Tournament from Madison Square Garden in New York City and the vegas sportsbooks have listed Notre Dame and Pittsburgh the 2/1(+200) favorites(odds from BetUs Sportsbook) to win this year’s Big East Tournament Trophy. Other top Big East teams with strong odds to win the tournament include Syracuse at 3/1(+300) odds, Louisville at 5/1(+500) odds and St John’s at 13/2(+650 odds). Pittsburgh(#1 seed), Notre Dame(#2 seed), Louisville(#3 seed) and Syracuse(#4 seed) all earned double byes in the 16 team field and will begin play in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 10th. St John’s(#5 seed), West Virginia(#6 seed), Cincinnati(#7 seed) and Georgetown(#8 seed) each earned 1st round byes and will begin play on Wednesday, March 9th in the 2nd round. The remaining eight Big East teams will all matchup against each other in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Tuesday, March 8th. This year’s tournament should be the best postseason tournament and most competitive from start to finish of all the NCAA Basketball postseason tournaments as the Big East is clearly the strongest league top to bottom in the nation. Teams earning the double byes will be at a huge advantage over all other teams as the grueling extra game or two that teams will have endured before playing either Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Syracuse or Louisville in the quarterfinals should put those teams at a huge disadvantage. NSAwins.com’s expert handicappers have obviously factored that into their 2011 Big East Tournament predictions as all 5 experts have selected a team earning two byes as their Big East Tournament Champion. You can view our experts’ 2011 Big East Tournament picks below as well as the current odds to win the 2011 Big East Tournament and the schedule and TV listings. NSAwins.com is your 2011 March Madness Betting headquarters and be sure to check back daily all month long for expert March Madness 2011 predictions as well as Office Pool March Madness 2011 Brackets filled-out by our experts to help you win your 2011 NCAA Bracket.
2011 BIG EAST Tournament Predictions from NSAwins.com’s 5 Experts:
Sonny LaFouchi(aka THE LEGEND): WINNER Pittsburgh +200 odds
Gerry “BIG CAT” Andino: WINNER Notre Dame +200 odds
Lou Panelli: WINNER Syracuse +300 odds
Steve Kendall: WINNER Pittsburgh +200 odds
William E. Stockton: WINNER Louisville +500 odds
2011 NCAA Basketball Post Season Tournaments – Big East
Odds to win the Big East Tournament
Cincinnati +2500
Connecticut +2000
Georgetown +1200
Louisville +500
Notre Dame +200
Pittsburgh +200
St Johns +650
Syracuse +300
Villanova +3000
West Virginia +1200
Field +3000
2011 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – NEW YORK, N.Y.
Tuesday, March 8 – First Round (ESPN2/ESPN 3D)
No. 9 Connecticut (21-9) vs. No. 16 DePaul (7-23) Noon
No. 12 Seton Hall (13-17) vs. No. 13 Rutgers (14-16) 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 8 – First Round (ESPNU/ESPN 3D)
No. 10 Villanova (21-10) vs. No. 15 USF (9-22) 7 p.m.
No. 11 Marquette (18-13) vs. No. 14 Providence (15-16) 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9 – Second Round (ESPN/ESPN 3D)
No. 8 Georgetown (21-9) vs. Connecticut/DePaul winner Noon
No. 5 St. John’s (20-10) vs. Seton Hall/Rutgers winner 2 p.m.
No. 7 Cincinnati (24-7) vs. Villanova/USF winner 7 p.m.
No. 6 West Virginia (20-10) vs. Marquette/Providence winner 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 10 – Quarterfinals (ESPN/ESPN 3D)
No. 1 Pittsburgh (27-4) vs. 8/9/16 winner Noon
No. 4 Syracuse (25-6) vs. 5/12/13 winner 2 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame (25-5) vs. 7/10/15 winner 7 p.m.
No. 3 Louisville (23-8) vs. 6/11/14 winner 9 p.m.
Friday, March 11 – Semifinals (ESPN/ESPN 3D)
Thursday afternoon winners 7 p.m.
Thursday evening winners 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 12 – Championship (ESPN/ESPN 3D)
Semifinal winners 9 p.m.