Michigan (28-7) is scheduled to matchup against Montana (26-7) this Thursday, March 15th. Tip-off is at 9:50pm ET and the game will be playing live on TBS, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). The opening line favors Michigan to win at -11, 76.7% have picked Michigan to cover the spread. The over/under for total points scored is 135, 58% have picked the over. For moneyline bets, the line is Michigan: -740, Montana: 520 and 93% have picked Michigan 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 | Montana |
|---|---|
| Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (G) | Bobby Moorehead (G) |
| Charles Matthews (G) | Michael Oguine (G) |
| Zavier Simpson (G) | Ahmaad Rorie (G) |
| Isaiah Livers (F) | Jamar Akoh (F) |
| Moritz Wagner (F) | Fabijan Krslovic (F) |
Michigan Game Summary
Michigan won their last game against Purdue, 75-66 on Sunday, March 4th. Moritz Wagner (Michigan) scored a team-high 17 points for the winning team, making 7 of 11 attempts from the field for a 63.6% field goal percentage. In 17 minutes, he collected 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 threes with 0 turnovers. Isaac Haas led Purdue's team in scoring with 23 points, while shooting 9 of 12 (75%) from the field. In 23 minutes, Haas added to his stat line, 23 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block with 1 turnover.
Montana Game Summary
Montana won their last game against Eastern Washington, 82-65 on Saturday, March 10th. Montana's Michael Oguine scored a team-high 21 points in the win, hitting 6 of 8 shots from the field for a 75% field goal percentage. In 31 minutes, he collected 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 threes with 1 turnover. Jacob Davison led Eastern Washington's team in scoring with 16 points, while shooting 60% from the field (making 6 of 10 attempts). In 24 minutes, Davison added 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 threes with 0 turnovers.
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Prediction
The Michigan Wolverines storm into this matchup hot off of a Big Ten Tournament title, though they did get taken into overtime by Iowa along the way. Tat should give the Grizzlies hope they can compete, and even win this one, ut I'll take Michigan to keep dancing.
Michigan: 66
Montana: 60
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Season Averages
- 3573.933.08.624.415.03.26.39.347.136.765.6
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3377.436.912.024.913.23.48.112.846.833.770.5
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