No. 3 Michigan vs No. 7 Texas A&M Preview: Odds, Predictions, TV, Starting Lineups 3/22/18

Michigan (30-7) is scheduled to matchup against Texas A&M (22-12) this Thursday, March 22nd. Tip-off is at 7:37pm ET and the game will be playing live on TBS, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). The opening line favors Michigan to win at -3, 53.9% have picked Michigan to cover the spread. The over/under betting line for total number of points scored is 134, 100% have picked the over. For moneyline bets, the line is Michigan: -170, Texas A&M: 145 and 61% have picked Texas A&M 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	Texas A&M
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (G)	Admon Gilder (G)
Charles Matthews (G)	TJ Starks (G)
Zavier Simpson (G)	DJ Hogg (F)
Isaiah Livers (F)	Robert Williams (F)
Moritz Wagner (F)	Tyler Davis (C)

Michigan Game Summary

Michigan won their last game against Houston, 64-63 on Saturday, March 17th. Michigan's Moritz Wagner led his team to a win with a team-high 12 points. He went 5 for 9 from the field, shooting 55.6%. In 23 minutes, Moritz collected 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 2 threes with 1 turnover. Although Houston was defeated, Rob Gray fought to keep his team in the game with 23 points, shooting 36.4% from the field (making 8 of 22 attempts). In 38 minutes, he added 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 threes with 3 turnovers.

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Texas A&M Game Summary

Texas A&M won their last game against North Carolina, 86-65 on Sunday, March 18th. Texas A&M's TJ Starks scored a team-high 21 points in the win, hitting 7 of 15 shots from the field for a 46.7% field goal percentage. In 32 minutes, he collected 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 threes with 5 turnovers. Joel Berry II led North Carolina's team in scoring with 21 points, while shooting 41.2% from the field (making 7 of 17 attempts). In 35 minutes, Berry II added 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 threes with 3 turnovers.

Prediction

Texas A&M's dismantling of North Carolina opened eyes as they crushed a perennial powerhouse and a trendy pick to make it to the championship in what has been seen as a weaker region of the overall bracket.

Michigan, meanwhile, has been hot since the Big Ten Tournament, and provided us with one of many epic moments from the tournament so far in their game-winning buzzer-beater over Houston.

This 3-7 matchup will send the winner to face either 4-seed Gonzaga or 9-seed Florida State for a spot in the Final Four.

Texas A&M: 80
Michigan: 75

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