The No. 1-seed Michigan Wolverines improved to 35-3 overall with a 95-62 win over the No. 6-seed Tennessee Volunteers in NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Next up — the No. 1-seed Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four.
Heading into that matchup, the Wolverines opened as 1.5-point favorites against the Wildcats, according to the oddsmakers at FanDuel.
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Arizona is the second-best team in the country on KenPom, boasting the second-best defensive rating (89.8 points allowed per 100 possessions) and fourth-best offensive rating (128.6 points per 100 possessions). The Wildcats defeated the No. 2-seed Purdue Boilermakers 79-64 in the Elite Eight, setting up a must-see matchup with the Wolverines in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Michigan, meanwhile, is right ahead of Arizona, per KenPom. The Wolverines are first in the nation in defensive rating (89.2 points allowed per 100 possessions) and fifth in offensive rating (128.3 points per 100 possessions).
This game should come down to the wire, as two of the nation’s premier programs battle on college basketball’s biggest stage. In order to take down the Wildcats and advance to the National Championship Game, Michigan must play with patience, protect the paint at a high level, and outperform Arizona’s talented front court.
Do you think Michigan will cover the spread and advance to the National Championship for the first time since 2018? Make sure to comment your final score predictions below as the Wolverines prepare to face Arizona in the Final Four!
