No. 3 Michigan vs No. 11 Loyola Chicago Preview: Odds, Predictions, TV, Starting Lineups 3/31/18

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Michigan (32-7) is scheduled to matchup against Loyola Chicago (32-5) this Saturday, March 31st. Tip-off is at 6:09pm ET and the game will be playing live on TBS, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Michigan is a -5 favorite in this game, 54.6% have picked Loyola Chicago to cover the spread. The over/under for total points scored is 129, 82.1% have picked the over. The moneyline for the Michigan is -245, compared to 195 for the Loyola Chicago and 68.2% have picked Loyola Chicago to win the game.

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Last Game's Starting Lineups

These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.

Michigan	Loyola Chicago
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (G)	Clayton Custer (G)
Charles Matthews (G)	Ben Richardson (G)
Zavier Simpson (G)	Marques Townes (G)
Isaiah Livers (F)	Donte Ingram (F)
Moritz Wagner (F)	Cameron Krutwig (C)

Michigan Game Summary

Michigan won their last game against Florida State, 58-54 on Saturday, March 24th. Charles Matthews (Michigan) scored a team-high 17 points for the winning team, making 6 of 14 attempts from the field for a 42.9% field goal percentage. In 39 minutes, he collected 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 1 three with 1 turnover. Phil Cofer led Florida State's team in scoring with 16 points, while shooting 6 of 12 (50%) from the field. In 34 minutes, Cofer added to his stat line, 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block and 1 three with 0 turnovers.

Loyola Chicago Game Summary

Loyola Chicago won their last game against Kansas State, 78-62 on Saturday, March 24th. Ben Richardson (Loyola Chicago) scored a team-high 23 points for the winning team, making 7 of 10 attempts from the field for a 70% field goal percentage. In 36 minutes, he collected 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 threes with 1 turnover. Xavier Sneed led Kansas State's team in scoring with 16 points, while shooting 6 of 10 (60%) from the field. In 36 minutes, Sneed added to his stat line, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 4 threes with 2 turnovers.

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Prediction

Michigan is arguably the hottest team in the country, but we saw them fall back to earth a little bit in their game against Florida State. Was that Florida State's length on defense slowing them down or a sign of struggles to come?

Meanwhile, Loyola Chicago earned its first blowout win of the tournament over Kansas State after winning three games by four total points. Can the Ramblers continue their epic Cinderella run into the National Championship?

Loyola Chicago: 68
Michigan: 66