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Michigan vs. UCSD NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

Michigan vs. UCSD NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

College Basketball DraftKings Sportsbook Insights Data Skrive

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By: DK.Network.Editors

An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 12th-seeded UCSD Tritons (30-4) take the court against the No. 5 seed Michigan Wolverines (25-9) tonight at Ball Arena. The contest starts at 10 p.m. ET.

Michigan vs. UCSD Predictions

  • Our prediction to win on the Moneyline in this contest is Michigan.
  • Against the spread, we predict that UCSD will cover. The spread is currently UCSD +2.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going over the posted over/under of 142.5 points. Our projected total for the match is 145.1 points.

Michigan vs. UCSD Odds

  • Spread: Michigan (-2.5)
  • Moneyline: Michigan -142 | UCSD +119
  • Total: 142.5
  • The Wolverines are 16-18-0 ATS this season.
  • Michigan is 8-14 ATS this season when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
  • The Wolverines and their opponents have combined to hit the over 18 out of 34 times this season.
  • The Wolverines have a 19-7 record in games they were listed as the Moneyline favorite (winning 73.1% of those games).
  • Michigan has a record of 17-5 when it has played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter (winning 77.3%).
  • The Tritons have won 25 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover seven times.
  • UCSD has been an underdog by 2.5 points or more four times this year, and covered the spread each time.
  • So far this season, 13 out of the Tritons’ 32 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
  • This season, the Tritons have won six out of the seven games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • UCSD has a record of 2-1 when it is set as the underdog by +119 or more by DraftKings Sportsbook this season.

Michigan Key Stats

  • Points: 78.3 PPG (72nd) | FG%: 47.4% (45th)
  • Opp. Points: 71.2 PPG (154th) | Opp. FG%: 40.2% (19th)
  • Rebounds: 34.9 RPG (36th) | Opp. Rebounds: 29.5 RPG (76th)
  • Assists: 16.1 APG (36th) | Turnovers: 13.7 TPG (346th)
  • Steals: 5.5 SPG (314th) | Blocks: 3.6 BPG (121st)

UCSD Key Stats

  • Points: 79.8 PPG (43rd) | FG%: 46.6% (73rd)
  • Opp. Points: 61.6 PPG (6th) | Opp. FG%: 39.6% (10th)
  • Rebounds: 30.4 RPG (279th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.2 RPG (112th)
  • Assists: 15.9 APG (43rd) | Turnovers: 8.1 TPG (1st)
  • Steals: 9.9 SPG (4th) | Blocks: 2.2 BPG (330th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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