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The 10th seed Oklahoma State Cowboys face the 7th seed Michigan Wolverines in a Midwest Region first round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana Friday March 17th at 12:15 PM ET. The betting odds on the NCAA Tourney board show the Wolverines as a -2.5 point spread favorite over the Cowboys. The total line for this game has fallen to as low as 153.5 after opening at 157.
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Oklahoma State is coming off a 92-83 loss to a ranked Iowa State team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 175, which was over the closing line of 159.5. The Cowboys have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in three in a row and in their last three games the total has gone over every time. Oklahoma State has lost their last three games.
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Michigan is coming off a 71-56 win over a ranked Wisconsin team in their last game where they covered the spread as a 2-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 127, so the game was a PICK with 127 being the closing line. The Wolverines have covered the spread in six of their last seven games, including their last five, and previous to the Wisconsin game the total had gone over in two straight games. Michigan has won five in a row and six of their last seven games.
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Offensively, Oklahoma State is putting up 85.5 points per game, which ranks 8th in the nation, on a 46.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cowboys are allowing 78 points per game on a 46.7% FG average.
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Michigan is putting up 74.9 points per game on a 48.3% FG average, which ranks 17th in the nation. On defense the Wolverines are allowing 65.8 points per game on a 46.3% FG average.
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This is the first ever meeting between these teams.
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Oklahoma State Cowboys at Michigan Wolverines Betting Trends<br />
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Oklahoma State is 10-4 against the spread in their last 14 games overall.
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The Cowboys are 10-4 straight up in their last 14 games.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Oklahoma State’s last 6 games.
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Michigan is 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Oklahoma State and Michigan have the public leaning to the home Wolverines minus the 2.5 points with 66%. The over/under bettors are definitively on this game going over the posted total line of 157 with 71% on board.
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