Early Michigan vs Arizona Predictions, Picks & Odds for Final Four

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No disrespect to the other side of the bracket, but this Final Four matchup between the Arizona Wildcats and Michigan Wolverines is a banger.

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Tabbed as the “Real National Championship” by many, this showdown of No. 1 seeds is a toss-up in every sense of the word.

Well, that won’t cut it for basketball bettors.
 
Our Michigan vs. Arizona predictions measure the spread and total for this semifinal, and I do my best to find an edge with my early March Madness picks and leans for the Final Four.

Michigan vs Arizona predictions

Here are our early thoughts on the spread and total for this week’s game. We will have a full game preview (with a best bet and SGP) later in the week.

Early Michigan vs Arizona spread pick: Arizona +1.5

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Michigan opened as a 1.5-point favorite versus Arizona, and early market movement sees the vig on UM ticking upward, potentially tipping its hand of a move to -2.

The notorious college basketball prognostication sites lean toward the Wolverines, but not by much. Michigan’s margins don’t sway more than two points at most spots.

As we get closer to tipoff on Saturday, we could see his spread swing the other direction with interest on Arizona as an underdog — especially when it comes to moneyline action.

The betting markets have been a touch more bullish on Arizona through the NCAA Tournament. Our Covers Consensus data shows the public backing the Wildcats in the Round of 32, as well as 62% of picks laying the points versus Purdue.

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Michigan, on the other hand, wasn’t drawing as much support through the first three rounds before closing with 55% of picks in the win over Tennessee in the Elite Eight.

Personally, my bracket has Arizona going through to the title game and winning it all. Ignoring that bias, however, I do lean toward the Wildcats as slim underdogs, and we’ll have more breakdowns of…

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