Match Play predictions: Who'll win 16 second-round matches?

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Feb. 23, 2012
By PGATOUR.COM staff

MARANA, Ariz. -- PGATOUR.COM staffers Mike McAllister and Helen Ross are on site at this week's World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and will predict the winner of each match. Here are their picks for Thursday's 16 second-round matches.

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Second-round predictions

Match	Players	Mike McAllister's pick	Helen Ross' pick
33	Steve Stricker vs. Louis Oosthuizen	Stricker	Stricker
34	Y.E. Yang vs. Hunter Mahan	Mahan	Yang
35	Matteo Manassero vs. Martin Laird	Manassero	Manassero
36	Ryo Ishikawa vs. Paul Lawrie	Ishikawa	Ishikawa
37	Robert Rock vs. Mark Wilson	Wilson	Wilson
38	Dustin Johnson vs. Francesco Molinari	Molinari	Johnson
39	Jason Day vs. John Senden	Day	Senden
40	Charl Schwartzel vs. Sang-moon Bae	Schwartzel	Schwartzel
41	Martin Kaymer vs. David Toms	Kaymer	Toms
42	Matt Kuchar vs. Bubba Watson	Watson	Watson
43	Lee Westwood vs. Robert Karlsson	Karlsson	Westwood
44	Nick Watney vs. Tiger Woods	Woods	Watney
45	Ernie Els vs. Peter Hanson	Els	Els
46	Kyle Stanley vs. Brandt Snedeker	Stanley	Snedeker
47	Rory McIlroy vs. Anders Hansen	McIlroy	McIlroy
48	Miguel Angel Jimenez vs. Keegan Bradley	Bradley	Bradley

McALLISTER SAYS: "I don't think there are any locks anymore, although the way Bradley's playing, it's easy to see him advancing to the weekend. Of the three remaining No. 1 seeds, I don't have Westwood advancing. Of course, I had him going out in the first round, so what do I know?"

ROSS SAYS: "Maybe Tiger got the bad round out of the way on Wednesday, but with the way he's hitting the ball right now, I just see too much cacti in his future. If Watney can keep his emotions in check, he has a solid chance."

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