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The Texas Longhorns (8-3) host the Michigan Wolverines (6-2) in a non-conference game that will take place at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas at 9:00 PM ET. Texas are the 6.5-point home favorite for this game with the total offered up at 128.5 points.
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In their last game Michigan got the win at home beating UCLA 78-69 in OT. Moritz Wagner was the high scorer for the Wolverines with 23 points on 10/16 shooting and fellow starter Charles Matthews picked up 20 points and added eight rebounds. Aaron Holiday was the high scorer for the Bruins with 27 points on 9/17 shooting and he also had seven assists. Michigan out-scored UCLA 13-4 in overtime and for the game they shot 46.9% from the floor and the Bruins shot 43.9%. The Wolverines got the point spread cover winning by 9 as a 7-point favorite and the overtime helped the total going OVER by one point. Michigan’s win was their sixth at home this season where they have yet to lose and now hit the road where they have yet to win going o-2 straight up and against the spread.
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Texas was on the road in their last game where they beat VCU 71-67, but failed to get the money as a -6.5 point favorite. In the match, Andrew Jones was the high scorer for the Longhorns with 19 points on 6/10 shooting and he hit four of his six 3-pointers. Justin Tillman was the high scorer for the Rams with 22 points on 8/17 shooting and while he also had 10 rebounds he missed four of his five 3-pointers. Texas had an eight-point lead at the half and held on for the win. They shot 51% from the floor and held VCU to 40% shooting. Since losing two in a row, both to ranked teams, Texas has won two straight.
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Michigan ranks 176th in the nation in ppg and 35th in opponents’ ppg and Texas ranks 121st in ppg and 34th in opponents’ ppg.
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Last season at Michigan the Wolverines beat the Longhorns 53-50.
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This season Michigan is 5-5 ATS with an O/U record of 4-6 and Texas is 1-3 ATS with an O/U record of 2-2.
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SAGARIN RATINGS<br />
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Michigan: 84.84<br />
Texas: 86.84
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INJURY REPORT<br />
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<b>MICHIGAN </b> <b>NONE </b> <b>TEXAS </b>
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[G] 12/11/2017 - Andrew Jones is out indefinitely ( Wrist )
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Michigan at Texas Key Betting Trends<br />
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MICH is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games
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MICH is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games
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MICH has an Over record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games
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TEX is 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games
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TEX is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games
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TEX has an Under record of 13-5 in their last 18 games
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