Oakland vs Pittsburgh 2010 NCAA Bracket Predictions: West Region action gets underway today from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI, with a matchup between the 14th seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies [+10] and the third seeded, sports betting odds favorite Pittsburgh Panthers [-10]. In its 2010 NCAA Bracket opener, Pittsburgh will be taking on a team that finished the season red-hot and on an 11-game win streak. Nevertheless, it seems as though every single time the Golden Grizzlies took on one of the NCAA’s best, they got absolutely owned.
With lopsided loses against Kansas, Syracuse, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Memphis and Oregon, Oakland believes this team is much better than now. “We feel pretty good,” guard Johnathon Jones said. “We know they have a great team and great guards and everything like that, but we feel on a neutral court we’re just as equal as them. We played a tough schedule and we’re ready for them.”
For Pitt, despite losing in the Big East Conference tourney to Notre Dame, the overachieving Panthers come in feeling pretty good about their chances in the opener. Even after losing DeJuan Blair and Sam Young who left for the NBA, this team has been able to remain right in the thick of things.
“We feel as though we have the team to get to the championship game and win it,” (G) Jermaine Dixon said. “So we’re going to play our hardest and try to get there.”
