West Virginia vs Kentucky Elite Eight 2010 NCAA Tournament Predictions, Picks & Odds: The top two seeds in the East Region, West Virginia and Kentucky, square off tonight in the Regional Finals at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The highly anticipated matchup is scheduled to get underway at 7:05pm ET on CBS. Elite Eight 2010 NCAA Tournament Predictions, Picks & Odds at Sportsbook.com have the Wildcats listed as a -4 against the spread favorite; the game total is set at 133.
West Virginia made its way to the Regional Finals by beating 15 seed Morgan State, 10 seed Missouri, and 11 seed 
Washington. The Mountaineers averaged 71.3 points per game against those three schools while holding them to an average of 55 points on 34 percent field goal shooting. Bob Huggins squad also outrebounded their first three Tournament foes by an average of nine per game (39 to 30). Forward Da'Sean Butler has been the team's standout performer during its NCAA run, averaging 17 points per game, including a critical 28 point effort in a 68-59 second round win over the Tigers.
The Mountaineers, which are 9-0 in neutral site play this season, have won nine straight games entering this evening's dust up with the Wildcats. West Virginia is making its third ever regionals finals appearance today; it lost its last visit to the Elite Eight, 85-93 to Louisville.
Kentucky rides an eight game win streak into tonight's game, including its three Tournament wins over East Tennessee State, Wake Forest, and Cornell. The Wildcats had no trouble whatsoever getting by those three teams, beating them by an average of 25.4 points per contest (84 to 58.6). Like West Virginia, Kentucky also dominated the glass in its first three NCAA games, scoring an 8.3 per game advantage on the boards.
Several Wildcats have filled up the box score for John Calipari over the past three games, but each outing seemed to have a different star. Guard Eric Bledsoe had 29 points and four steals against East Tennessee, guard Darius Miller had 20 points and nine rebounds against Wake, and forward DeMarcus Cousins had 16 points, seven rebounds, and four steals against Cornell.
Tonight's game marks Kentucky's 13th regional finals appearance since 1983. The Wildcats, which are also 9-0 in neutral site play this season, are 5-7 in that stretch; however, they are 0-3 since 1999, losing to Michigan State twice and Marquette.
Sportsbook.com West Virginia vs Kentucky Elite Eight 2010 NCAA Tournament Predictions, Picks & Odds:
West Virginia Mountaineers +4 (-110), Over 133 (-110), +175 (Moneyline)
Kentucky Wildcats -4 (-110), Under 133 (-110), -210 (Moneyline)
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