Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Prediction: Notre Dame -5 -110 odds – March 20th 2011
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The Fighting Irish have won 13 of their last 15 games and suffered only two losses over a span of nearly two months. Needless to say, the Dame is playing phenomenal basketball and they’ll come out with their best effort with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.
Florida State enters this game off a nice upset win over Texas A&M in the first round. Now, for an encore performance, the Seminoles will bring their No. 1-ranked field-goal percentage defense to the floor on Sunday night and try to slow down or stop a Notre Dame offense that knows how to put points on the board.
This isn’t the greatest technical spot for the ‘Noles either. According to my college basketball database, NCAA Tournament second round teams are a woeful 37-62 SU and 37-59-3 ATS provided they check in off three or more pointspread wins. If our “play against” side destroyed the Las Vegas line by seven or more last, this situation crashes to a nasty 17-39-2 ATS!
In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, teams coming off a pointspread loss have produced a reliable 73-54 ATS record provided they are matched up against an opponent that arrives off an ATS win. If our “play on side scoots in off two or more pointspread losses, this angle tightens up to a superb 48-31 ATS. Head coach Mike Brey’s troops apply to this system and the tightener.
Florida State’s victory over Texas A&M was its first NCAA Tournament victory in 13 years. Defensively, the Seminoles are strong. However, this Fighting Irish bunch is led by five seniors that don’t get rattled and know how to put points on the board. Watch the Dame play relaxed here and advance. Take Notre Dame. Thank you and best of luck, Tom Stryker. (Handicapperspicks.com)


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