2010 March Madness West Virginia vs. Missouri Picks & Predictions

Last Updated on March 21, 2010 12:12 pm by drew

WVU-Missouri Pick

West Virginia hopes to avoid the same fate as its conference counterpart Villanova, when the Mountaineers face

Missouri in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

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These two teams will battle it out in the East Regional from HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York at 2:40PM ET. WVU is the No. 2 seed and

Missouri is the No. 10 seed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made West
Virginia a 6-point favorite over

Missouri on Sunday afternoon. The over/under has been set at 137.

West Virginia is seeking its eighth Sweet Sixteen appearance and fourth since 2005 with a win on Sunday. The Mountaineers defeated No. 15 Morgan State, 77-50, on Friday to reach the second round. WVU fell behind early, but regrouped and dominated most of the game. WVU shot 41.4 percent from the field while holding

Morgan
State to 29 percent shooting. Devin Ebanks had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead WVU while Kevin Jones had 17 points and eight rebounds.

A win for

Missouri on Sunday would give the Tigers their second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance and eighth in school history. The Tigers defeated No. 7 Clemson in the opening round on Friday.

Missouri shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the win and racked up 21 assists while forcing 20 turnovers. Keith Ramsey had 20 points and eight rebounds for

Missouri while Kim English had 20 points as well. Laurence Bowers added 15 points and five rebounds in the win.

This game seems like it should easily go the WVU, but this tournament has shown that anything can happen. With the six point spread hanging out there, it seems like too many points to give up in a second round tournament game between two programs from big conferences. Look for a shootout in the second half and for the Tigers to cover.

Our NCAA Tournament Free Pick for this matchup is:
MISSOURI +6 and OVER 137
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Missouri is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

March Madness Injury Report
WEST

VIRGINIA

No Injuries Reported

MISSOURI

[F] 03/17/2010 – Laurence Bowers probable Friday vs. Clemson ( Wrist ) 

[F] 02/25/2010 – Justin Safford out for season ( Knee ) 
March Madness Game Odds
West Virginia Mountaineers -6 Over 137

Missouri Tigers +6 Under 137
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Posted: 3/21/10 12:12PM ET