The Early tournament play is on Notre Dame. Game 517 at 12:10 eastern. This is a classic 4 vs 5 seed 2nd round encounter. The 4 seeds only win 55% so the 2-3 points looks good here. The Irish are 17-6 in the series with West Virginia and played much better defense in round 1. The Mounties fit a negative system that plays against teams who allowed 80+ points in an NCAAB Tourney game last out. They are 1-9 ats on Saturdays and 0-4 ats as a favorite of late and 0-5 ats of a win. In games where the total is 130 to 140 they have failed to cover 10 of 13. The Irish have covered 4 of 5 as a neutral dog of 3 or less and they are 7-1 in this tournament . N.Dame has covered 6 of 8 on Saturdays, 5 of 6 as a dog and 6 of 8 vs teams with a .600 or better win percentage. They play solid follow up defense going 7-0 after a game where they allowed 60 or less points. Play on Notre Dame