Round 2 Tourney Bets

I ended up 2 for 3 in the first round bets, winning with Xavier and Purdue and losing on St. Joes unlikely loss to Oklahoma. Xavier was not pretty and I was definitely sweating out the first half 9 point deficit to Georgia, but in the end Xavier's defense and depth was too much for Georgia and they won by 12.

Tougher round coming up and I frankly don't see a lot of games/lines that I like so I am only going with two. These lines are provided from BetUS.com where new users get a 50% deposit bonus.

Duke giving 4.5 points over West Virginia
Duke got a real scare in the first round and I expect them to bounce back with a vengeance today. Yes, West Virginia is a good team and played very well against Arizona, but Duke matches up better with West Virginia than they did with Belmont. Their outside shooting should be the difference in this one and I expect them to cover the 4.5 points easily.

Notre Dame gettting 2.5 points against Washington State
The Big East, ACC and Big Ten have excelled in the tourney so far and the Pac-10 and SEC have sputtered. I think Notre Dame is the better team and their play throughout the loaded Big East conference has been exceptional - they were also 17-0 at home this year. While this is not a home game, there are golden dome alumni throughout the US and they should have a larger contingent in DC than Wash St. As a result, it should be more of a home game for ND than WSU. I expect Notre Dame to win this game outright so I am very happy to get 2.5 points for my trouble.

Good luck all.