Tennessee vs Michigan Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness Game
Our Tennessee vs. Michigan predictions believe Morez Johnson will lead the way to a Wolverines victory. Free Elite Eight picks for Sunday, March 29.
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . Tennessee eyes its first Final Four in school history when it meets Michigan in the Elite Eight, but it faces a brutal stylistic matchup.
Teams that rely on interior offense struggle often against Michigan, and that shouldn’t change here. My Michigan vs. Tennessee predictions and March Madness picks break down why the Wolverines will cruise to victory on Sunday, March 29.
Tennessee vs Michigan prediction Tennessee vs Michigan best bet: Michigan -7. 5 (-110) It’s another matchup where the Michigan Wolverines present a style matchup issue that's hard to see being overcome. The Tennessee Volunteers have a heavily-reliant rim offense with post-ups stealing the show.
The Vols had the highest frequency of direct post-ups in the SEC this season , and have leaned on it more in the NCAA Tournament. The problem for the Vols is that Michigan’s big lineup ranks in the 85th percentile of college basketball defensively against post-ups . On the other end, Michigan will score, because they score against everyone (fourth nationally).