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2011 March Madness Tournament Predictions – Clemson Tigers vs West Virginia Mountaineers

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#12 Clemson Tigers vs. #4 West Virginia Mountaineers
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET – EAST REGION
Date/Time: Thursday, March 17, 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Venue: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa FL
Broadcast: CBS
Tigers vs. Mountaineers Betting Lines from betED.com
Money Line: Off
Spread: Mountaineers -2
Over/Under: 123.5

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The second round of the East Region in this year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament kicks off with the Clemson Tigers taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers in an early Thursday afternoon matchup. Game time from the St. Pete Times Forum is set for 12:15 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on CBS.

Clemson was one of the last at-large teams chosen for this year’s expanded field of 68 and had to play its way into this game with a 70-52 win over UAB as a 4 ½-point favorite in the newly designated first round of this tournament. It remains to be seen whether or not having one win under their belt will help the Tigers’ chances in this game, but one thing is for sure they have already proved they belong in the field.

Jerai Grant had a career night against UAB with 22 points and seven rebounds against a season average of just 12.4 points a game. Demontez Stitt is the Tigers leading scorer with 14.4 points a game and also is averaging a team-high 3.4 assists a game. Clemson is scoring 68 points a game and pulling down 35 rebounds.

West Virginia is chomping at the bit to get back in action after losing to Marquette 67-61 as a 2 ½-point favorite in the second round of the Big East Tournament. The Mountaineers finished the season 20-11 straight-up (12-16 against the spread) and went 11-7 SU in conference play.

If the Mountaineers are to come out on top in this game, they will need a big effort from Casey Mitchell, who leads the team with 14.1 points a game, and Kevin Jones, who is averaging 13.1 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds a game. West Virginia is shooting 42.7 percent from the field and averaging 70 points a game.

The Tigers bring some much needed momentum into this game, but they are outmatched in both talent and depth against a very tough Mountaineer team that has been battled-tested this season in the Big East. Stick with West Virginia to win and cover in this one.

Trends:
Over is 6-1-1 in CLEM last 8 vs. Big East.
Under is 10-3-1 in CLEM last 14 overall.
Under is 20-8 in CLEM last 28 non-conference games.
Over is 8-2 in WVA last 10 non-conference games.
Over is 5-2-1 in WVA last 8 vs. Atlantic Coast.
WVA are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

The Pick: West Virginia -2

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