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The No. 11 Michigan Wolverines (17-14) face off against the No. 6 Colorado State Rams (25-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, beginning at 12:15 PM. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Wolverines’ (-139 to win on the moneyline) contest against the Rams (+117).
Michigan Offense Vs. Colorado State Defense
| Michigan Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Colorado State Defense |
| 73 (120) |
Points/Gm |
65.7 (71) |
| 66.3 (267) |
Possessions/Game |
67 (90) |
| 46.8 (43) |
Field Goal % |
42.8 (154) |
| 34 (164) |
3PT % |
33.4 (178) |
| 52.3 (92) |
Effective FG % |
50.1 (206) |
| 56 (76) |
True Shooting % |
51.8 (135) |
Colorado State Offense Vs. Michigan Defense
| Colorado State Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Michigan Defense |
| 73.7 (104) |
Points/Gm |
69.9 (198) |
| 65.1 (312) |
Possessions/Game |
66.2 (59) |
| 48.5 (13) |
Field Goal % |
44.8 (263) |
| 35.8 (65) |
3PT % |
32.9 (152) |
| 55.5 (19) |
Effective FG % |
50.4 (222) |
| 59.3 (13) |
True Shooting % |
54.1 (256) |
Michigan Betting Insights
- Michigan has covered 12 times in 31 games with a spread this season.
- When playing as at least 2.5-point favorites this season, the Wolverines have an ATS record of 7-12.
- A total of 18 out of Michigan’s 31 games this season have hit the over.
- Michigan and its opponents have gone over 140 combined points in 20 of 31 games this season.
- The Wolverines have an average total of 140.3 in their matchups this year, 0.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
Colorado State Betting Insights
- Colorado State has won 14 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
- The Rams have covered the spread once when an underdog by 2.5 points or more this year (in three opportunities).
- Colorado State and its opponents have combined to go over the point total 10 out of 29 times this year.
- Colorado State’s games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 140 points in 13 of 29 outings.
- Rams outings this season have a 141.5-point average over/under, 1.5 more points than this game’s point total.
Michigan Key Players
- Hunter Dickinson leads the Wolverines in points and rebounds. He scores 18.3 points per game while also adding 8.3 rebounds.
- Michigan’s assists leader is DeVante Jones, who racks up 4.6 per game.
- Caleb Houstan connects on 1.8 treys per game to lead the Wolverines.
- Eli Brooks leads the team with 1.2 steals per game. Dickinson collects 1.4 blocks a contest to pace Michigan.
Colorado State Key Players
- David Roddy holds the top Rams spot in two categories: scoring (19.4 points per game) and rebounding (7.6 rebounds per game).
- Isaiah Stevens has the title of Colorado State assist leader, dishing out 4.8 assists per game this season.
- Roddy leads the Rams in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 1.5 made threes per game.
- Roddy is tops on Colorado State in both steals (1.2) and blocks (1.1) per game.