Published: March 12, 2010

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It will be the Notre Dame Fighting Irish going at it with the West Virginia Mountaineers in the semifinal round of the Big East conference tournament on Friday night. Tip off time at Madison Square Garden in New York City is set for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening line in this game and it was the West Virginia Mountaineers opening up as a 4 ½ point favorite with the over under coming in at 130.

The college basketball bettors have come in early on the side of the underdog, as the West Virginia Mountaineers are currently a 4-point favorite. The total has seen early movement come on the side of the under, as the game is lined at 128 ½ for the bettors to wager into.

West Virginia Mountaineers money line gamblers will lay –175 odds with the underdog Notre Dame Fighting Irish returning +175 to pull off the outright win without the point spread a factor in the wager.

These schools are meeting for the second time this regular season. It was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with the 70-68 home victory as a 5-point betting underdog back on January 9th. It was a outstanding shooting night for the Irish as the club hit on 53.5% of their shots. The Mountaineers struggled from the field converting on just 37.5% in defeat.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish has been on fire. The team has now won 6 straight games. This will be the third game in three nights for the Fighting Irish. The team began play in the Big East Tournament with a 68-56 win over the Seton Hall Pirates as a 2-point favorite. Notre Dame shot well and defended well as they hit on 52.7% from the field and held the Pirates to just 34.5%. On Thursday it was a 50-45 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers as a 2-point underdog. Another good performance by the Irish as the school hit on 52.9% of their shots and allowed the Panthers just 38.6% shooting from the field. Notre Dame has slowed up their tempo and it has resulted in much better play on both sides of the court. Senior forward Luke Harangody contributed off the bench with 12 points in victory. An issue backing the team tonight is the fact they only played 7 players against the Panthers as they play for the third straight night.

The West Virginia Mountaineers enter the semifinals of the Big East tournament winners of 4 straight games. The team is coming off a 54-51 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats as a 9-point favorite it the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament on Thursday. West Virginia struggled from the floor with just 35% shooting but they held a poor shooting team in the Bearcats to just 33.3% in victory. The school needed a buzzer beater from Da’Sean Butler to win the game. Prior to that it was another good defensive effort as the team held Villanova to just 38.3% shooting in their 68-66 road victory on Saturday. Forward Kevin Jones led the Mountaineers with 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting in their victory over the Bearcats.

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