Michigan is making a push to get into the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines have won three straight, complementing their strong defense with high-scoring offensive firepower. Their guards are improving. Especially Dug McDaniel and Kobe Bufkin will readily penetrate inside against an Illini defense...
My lone spread pick of the week is on Texas-Arlington (11-18 SU, 13-13 ATS), who are getting too many points at +12.5 versus Utah Valley (22-7 SU, 18-8 ATS). The projections I’m looking at have the Wolverines winning by 11. NCAAB UTA vs UVU Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Michigan has lost four straight road games, all by six or more points. The Wolverines, for example, crushed Maryland at home before losing to them by six points on the road. The fact that they beat Northwestern at home by seven is thus far from promising for them. Their frequent inability to...
With its NCAA Tournament chances in mind, Michigan is desperate for a big win. Tonight's game presents a great opportunity against a Purdue team that Michigan beat at home 82-58 last season. I'm not sure what's too different from last year's game: crucially, Michigan still has Dickinson, whose...
Michigan's defense has trouble containing strong ball handlers as they drive to the basket. This struggle hasn't been so apparent against the recent bottom-feeder offenses, such as Minnesota's, that Michigan has encountered. But even teams like Northwestern could score a lot by thriving inside...
Michigan won the first meeting in absolutely dominant fashion, 81-46. If the Terrapins were to cover the spread in this game, that would require at least a 38-point swing relative to the first game. To me, such a swing seems unrealistic in general. But the Terps also lack the necessary...
Here we go with another contrarian Over pick featuring two teams who were made to go Under. Cal Baptist (Under 11-5) are slow as molasses, and much better at defense than offense; Utah Valley (Over 9-5) should bail us out here with their medium pace and their uncanny ability to get to the...