Washington vs. West Virginia NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 , Odds, Picks & Predictions: The West Virginia Mountaineers, No. 2 seed in the East bracket of the 2010 NCAA Men's basketball tournament will try to fend off surging 11-seed Washington Huskies in a battle of Sweet 16 teams Thursday (7:27 p.m. Eastern) at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
West Virginia is favored by -4 1/2 vs. Washington with a 140 1/2 total according to college basketball oddsmakers at online sportsbook BetUS.com . Huskies backers are getting +160 odds on the BetUS moneyline while West Virginia is giving -190.
Early betting is going just the way the bookies like it, almost even on both sides. The public is betting by 57 percent on the underdog Huskies to cover the 4 1/2 point spread while 53 percent of moneyline wagers are taking West Virginia. The UNDER is the favorite bet on the posted 140 1/2 total.
Washington roared out to a 12-point lead and never looked back in a convincing 82-64 victory over New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Washington covered the 2 1/2-point spread, while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 151. Quincy Pondexter led Washington with 18 points, while Matthew Bryan-Amaning and Isaiah Thomas had 15 points each in that win.
West Virginia defeated Missouri 68-59 as a 6-point favorite on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (138 1/2). Da'Sean Butler netted 28 points for West Virginia and Devin Ebanks added 14 points and eight rebounds.
NCAA Tournament Picks: While the trend at Point-Spreads.com has been to pick the underdog; with this game we are going with the favorite, West Virginia giving the 4 1/2-chalk.
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