Tennessee vs Michigan Prediction, Picks & Best Bets for Today’s March Madness Game

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Tennessee eyes its first Final Four in school history when it meets Michigan in the Elite Eight, but it faces a brutal stylistic matchup.

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Teams that rely on interior offense often struggle against Michigan, and that shouldn’t change in this game

My Michigan vs. Tennessee predictions and March Madness picks break down why the Wolverines will cruise to victory this afternoon.

UPDATE: Added prediction for who will win.

Tennessee vs Michigan prediction

Who will win Tennessee vs Michigan?

Michigan: I’m not jumping in front of this Michigan freight train at the moment. The defense has had some questionable moments during the NCAA Tournament, but the offense has more than made up for them. Now I’m expecting the Wolverines to remind us again why they are viewed as a Top 5 defense by most efficiency metrics.

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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). I don’t think Tennessee finds enough offense to compete.

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COVERS INTEL:

Michigan holds opponents to 0.54 points per possession on mid-range actions, and 0.59 PPP on inside-out plays. This will remove Tennessee’s secondary creation paths entirely.

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Tennessee vs Michigan same-game parlay

Nate Ament should really struggle here. Nobody personifies this Vols rim offense more than Ament. He’s the most efficient post-up scorer and thus gets…

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