Cincinnati Bearcats versus West Virginia Mountaineers ESPN TV College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 11, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Cincinnati Bearcats will face the West Virginia Mountaineers in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Conference tournament on Thursday night. They tip off this college basketball contest at Madison Square Garden at 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the West Virginia Mountaineers coming in as a 9 point favorite with the over under coming in at 129.

The early money from the college basketball betting public has not moved this line, as the West Virginia Mountaineers are currently a 9 point favorite. The total has seen the betting come downward, as the over under is lined at 128.

Money line bettors can lay –550 odds on the favored West Virginia Mountaineers with the underdog Cincinnati Bearcats bringing back +425 to win this game without the need for taking the points.

It will be the second meeting this regular season between these schools. It was the West Virginia Mountaineers with the 74-68 home victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats back on February 27th as a 12-½ point favorite. The Mountaineers were aided to victory based on their rebounding edge as the club enjoyed a 39-28 advantage in victory.

The Cincinnati Bearcats were able to pull out the upset victory in round one of the Big East Tournament on Wednesday. They now sit with an 18-14 overall record but finished 7-11 in Big East conference play and in 11th place. They will not get an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament and must win out to get in. The Bearcats are coming off a hard fought 69-66 victory over Louisville as a 6-point underdog. It was another horrid shooting night for the Bearcats as they shot just 34.7% from the field against the Cardinals. The Bearcats destroyed Louisville on the boards by a 46-29 margin in victory. This will be the third game in three nights for the Bearcats as they got by Rutgers 69-68 on Tuesday.

West Virginia sits with a 24-6 record this season and 13-5 in Big East play. They finished in a tie with three teams for second place in conference. The Mountaineers are a lock for an NCAA Tournament bid and is playing for seeding. They finished off the regular season winning 5 of their last 6 and three straight. It was an impressive 68-66 road victory at Villanova this past Saturday as a 3 point underdog. West Virginia held the Wildcats to just 38.3% shooting in their win. Senior forward Da’Sean Butler led the Mountaineers with 21 points against Villanova. West Virginia earned the double bye in the Big East Tournament and will just begin play on Thursday.

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