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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. WVU Mountaineers Odds, March Madness Betting Pick

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An old Big East battle will take place in the Round of 32 of the West Region on Saturday when the fourth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers (27-8) face the fifth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-9) as small favorites.

The Big 12's Mountaineers and ACC's Fighting Irish both survived tougher-than-expected matchups in the last round, as neither of them covered the spread.

Point spread: The Mountaineers opened as three-point favorites; the total is at 145, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report.)

March Madness betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 68.