College Hoops Picks ATS, Mar. 11: Notre Dame Irish at West Virginia Mountaineers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-10, 18-13) at West Virginia Mountaineers (10-8, 21-10)

Big East Tournament—Round 2
Wednesday, March 11—7:00 PM

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Preview

Session four of the Big East Tournament kicks off with No. 10 Notre Dame taking on seventh seeded West Virginia.

In the first round of the tournament, Notre Dame defeated Rutgers 61-50, despite Luke Harangody managing only seven points and shooting 3-for-17 from the floor (he averages a team-high 23.7 points).

This was only the second time this season that Harangody didn't score in double-figures. West Virginia is lead by junior forward Da'Sean Butler, who averages 17.1 points per game.

These two teams met once earlier this season, and the Mountaineers defeated the Fighting Irish 79-68.

But that game occurred at West Virginia, where the Mountaineers have been on fire this season (they lost three times at home this season—to UConn, Pitt, and Louisville).

While the Mountaineers are technically the home team for this game, Madison Square Garden is hardly going to provide the home-court advantage that WVU Coliseum does.

Both teams are trying for at-large bids, so look for an offensively charged game that will be entertaining for any fan to watch.

By the Numbers

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Notre Dame	18-13	8-10	9-15	71	43	77.6	71.8
West Virginia	21-10	10-8	14-13	26	14	72.4	61.3

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Notre Dame	44.2	43.3	40.1	33.4	69.3	42.8	5.3	17.5	9.8
West Virginia	43.1	41.9	32.5	29.7	68.5	41.6	7.0	15.1	12.0

Stat Leaders

	Notre Dame	West Virginia
PPG	L. Harangody - 23.7	D. Butler - 17.1
	K. McAlarney - 15.5	A. Ruoff - 15.7
	R. Ayers - 11.5	D. Ebanks - 9.8
RPG	L. Harangody - 12.1	D. Ebanks - 7.4
APG	T. Jackson - 5.2	A. Ruoff - 3.4
SPG	T. Jackson - 1.2	A. Ruoff - 1.7
BPG	L. Harangody - 1.0	W. Smith - 1.7

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Prediction

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