Today’s Elite 8 battle between Tennessee (6) and Michigan (3) features two of the most physical teams in the country in a battle to represent the Midwest Region in the Final Four.
The Wolverines, who have been a national title favorite since November, are heavily favored in today’s matchup, but it will be interesting to see how Michigan handles one of the few teams in the country that is big enough to hold its own in the paint against Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara.
After upsetting 3-seed Virginia in the Round of 32 and 2-seed Iowa State in the Sweet 16, can star point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie and the Volunteers pull off another stunner at United Center in Chicago?
How To Watch Tennessee vs. Michigan Elite 8 Matchup
- Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
- TV: CBS
Tennessee vs. Michigan Betting Odds: Spread, Moneyline, Total
Best Tennessee vs. Michigan Player Prop Bet
Nate Ament 2+ Made 3-Pointers (+100 at DK, bet365) — 0.5 units
Against Michigan’s massive front line, I’m expecting more 3-point attempts than usual from star Tennessee freshman Nate Ament, who averages 4.0 3PA per game.
There’s no denying that he’s been streaky from outside this season.
He’s made just 34 percent of his 3-pointers this year, and he has finished with no made 3-pointers in five of his last 11 games. He’s coming off a great night from downtown against Iowa State, though (3-for-4), and he should get several looks against a Michigan team whose opponents take 43 percent of their field-goal attempts from 3-point range.
All seven players for Alabama who played significant minutes in the Tide’s Sweet 16 loss to Michigan took at least three 3-pointers. Three Bama players, including 6-foot-10 forward Aiden Sherrell (2-for-5 from 3) knocked down at least two of them. Michigan also gave up 10 3-point attempts to Saint Louis F Robbie Avila, who went 3-for-10 from deep in the Round of 32.
While Bama’s 3-point-heavy system had a lot to do with that, Michigan’s excellent interior defense (the Wolverines are No. 6 in effective field goal percentage defense and No. 2 in 2-point field goal percentage D) was a big reason the Tide took 47 of their 69 shots from outside.
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