NCAA Basketball East Region Bets - #15 Morgan State vs. #6 West Virginia
by Tim Furious
After seizing the rights to the Big East Championship, everyone and their grandmother is piling on the West Virginia betting bandwagon.
It’s very hard to knock the reasoning, because very few teams are entering the fray of March Madness Betting with so much momentum.
The Mountaineers finished 6th overall in the AP Rankings, but were bumped up past Ohio State in the coaches poll.
When they open their run for a national title against Morgan State they’ll have a chance to prove whether either ranking is justified.
The outright wins for West Virginia haven’t made them a darling in the betting public’s eyes.
They’re just 2-5 ATS in their last 7 attempts and as favorites this season the finished just 12-18 ATS.
Still, clearing the betting line isn’t going to be on their minds as they hope to erase the memory of an absurdly early exit from the tournament last year.
#15 Morgan State Bears (27-9) vs. #2 West Virginia Mountaineers (27-6)
Friday, March 19th
HSBC Arena --- 12:15pm EST
NCAAB Betting Line: West Virginia -17.5 (137)
Steadied by Da’Sean Butler, who has averaged 17.4 points and 3.3 assists in the backcourt, the Mountaineers will have very little trouble beating the representative from the MEAC.
The Big East title notwithstanding, nothing will matter for the second-seeded West Virginia boys if they can’t go deep in to the hostile territory of March Madness.
The Morgan State Bears are just 6-5 ATS in their past 11 games and they received a horrendous matchup in the first round.
West Virginia will be all business when they hit the hardwood on Friday afternoon to kick off the second day of March Madness betting. Do not get caught in the wake up this firestorm that is about to erupt.
The Mountaineers are probably the most dangerous two-seed in the entire dance. While Ohio State will make a case with Evan Turner, the stalwart team effort of the Mountaineers has tremendous upside.
United they stand and if you want to be by their side when they thrash Morgan State in a message sending game, then be my guest. It’s a wise choice.
Furious Free Pick: West Virginia -17.5 (UNDER)
