Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 23, 7:09 pm
Location:
Sprint Center
TV:
CBS
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Michigan -1.5
Total:
147
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The 7th seed Michigan Wolverines face the 3rd seed Oregon Ducks in a Midwest Region Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, March 23 at 7:09 PM ET. Michigan is listed as a -1 point spread favorite over Oregon with a total line of 146.5 points.
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Michigan is coming off a 73-69 win over Louisville in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the spread as a 3-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 142, so the game was a PICK with the closing line of 142. The Wolverines have covered the spread in six of their last seven games and in their last five games they have an over/under record of 3-0-2. Michigan has won seven straight games.
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Oregon is coming off a 75-72 win over Rhode Island in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 147, which was over the closing line of 143. The Ducks have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and in six of their last seven games, including their last four, the total has gone over. Oregon has won 10 of their last 11 games.
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Offensively, Michigan is putting up 75.3 points per game on a 48.4% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation. On the defensive side of the ball the Wolverines are allowing 66.6 points on a 46.6% FG average.
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Oregon is putting up 79.4 points per game on a 48.4% FG average, which ranks 17th in the nation. On defense the Ducks are allowing 65.6 points per game on a 40.8% FG average.
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These teams last met in the 2014 season where Michigan beat Oregon 70-63.
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Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks Betting Trends<br />
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The game total has gone over in 15 of Michigan’s last 20 games as a favorite.
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Michigan is 35-16-1 against the spread in their last 52 Thursday games.
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Oregon is 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 Thursday games.
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Oregon is 16-7 against the spread in their last 23 games overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Michigan and Oregon have the public leaning to the Wolverines minus the 1.5 points with 60%. The over/under bettors are leaning to this game going over the posted total line of 147 with 78% on board.
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Michigan Wolverines at Oregon Ducks Prediction
The Ducks haven’t had forward Chris Boucher since their March 10th game against Cal and while they didn’t lose any offense with F Dillon Brooks picking up some extra minutes they did lose his defense in the paint. Oregon hasn’t been able to put anyone on the floor to make up for Boucher’s 79 blocks on the season and that’s reflected in the stats with the Ducks allowing 77.3 points per game in the three matches since losing Boucher. It’s a small sample size but that’s close to a 12 point difference from their seasonal average of 65.9 PPG! The Wolverines have been an offensive juggernaut on neutral courts scoring 78 points per game on a spectacular 51% field goal average. Michigan needed overtime against Purdue to reach this number, but the 73 points scored marked the seventh straight game that they have reached into the 70’s in scoring.
Free Pick:
Take the OVER 146.5
