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The final game of March Madness is finally upon us, as No. 1 Michigan — fresh off a resounding 91-73 win over No. 1 Arizona — will take on Dan Hurley and the 2-seed UConn Huskies in the 2026 national championship game on Monday night.
UConn, which closed as a 1.5-point underdog, defeated No. 3 Illinois 71-62 on Saturday night in the other Final Four game. The Huskies have now won (and covered) in 18 of their last 19 tournament games.
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Both teams are dealing with injuries, as Michigan star Yaxel Lenderborg has said he’s playing “no matter what” despite suffering a sprained MCL and rolled ankle in the semifinal against the Wildcats. UConn guard Solo Ball suffered a foot sprain in the win over Illinois and was in a walking boot on Sunday. His status for the game is very much uncertain.
Arizona opened as a 7.5-point favorite at BetMGM, though the line moved to -6.5 on Sunday. The total is at 144.5.
Here are a few bets our college basketball experts like for the national championship game. We’ll add to this file up until tip on Monday night.
All odds courtesy of BetMGM.
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No. 2 UConn vs. No. 1 Michigan (-6.5, 144.5)
Matt Russell: The line is right on my projection of Michigan -6.2, so a bet on the side would come down to either hoping that UConn’s tournament magic continues against a Michigan team that’s dominated in the way that the 2023 and 2024 Huskies did on the way to back-to-back championships, or fading Dan Hurley in the Final Four — which continued to be no fun on Saturday.
Instead, let’s dig into the player prop market on the premise that Michigan’s interior play will bog things down for the Huskies, who want to play slow anyway (319th in KenPom’s adjusted tempo).
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The first wager is backing Aday Mara to score in the post and via setups from Elliot Cadeau. The Wolverines’ center goes from a matchup with Motiejus Krivas and Tobe Awaka (where Mara was 11-for-16) to Tarris Reed Jr. and freshman Eric Reide. With…
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Author : Matt Russell
Publish date : 2026-04-05 23:33:00
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