Michigan Wolverines vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Michigan (+7)

The Tennessee Volunteers (27-7) will try to defeat the Michigan Wolverines (18-14) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. Tennessee opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The betting total is set at 136.

The Michigan Wolverines played Colorado State and notched a win by a score of 75-63 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 11 and Colorado State accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 35 attempts from distance. Colorado State finished 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 5 of 7 attempts. Furthermore, Colorado State snagged 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Colorado State recorded 16 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Michigan allowed 35.4% from the floor on 23 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wolverines converted 19 of 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Michigan wrapped up the game with a 54.2% FG percentage (26 out of 48) and made 4 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Hunter Dickinson is a player who played a role for the contest. He shot 80.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played for 35 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Michigan heads into this game with a mark of 18-14 so far this season. They have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (123rd in college basketball) while shooting 47.0% from the floor. The Wolverines are connecting on 33.8% on shots from distance (201 of 594) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Michigan is pulling in 35.6 boards per contest and has totaled 455 assists on the year, which is 91st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.1% from beyond the arc and they are 195th in the nation in opponents PPG (69.7). The Wolverines defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.4% (830 of 1,869) and they relinquish 29.9 boards per game as a unit. They are 77th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 352 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 88-56 when they faced Longwood. In relation to rebounds, Tennessee allowed Longwood to grab 22 overall (6 offensive). They shot 31.8% from downtown via 7 out of 22 and ended up going 9 out of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Volunteers allowed Longwood to convert 20 of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.5% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Volunteers ended up shooting 33 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Tennessee made 14 out of 24 tries (58.3%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Longwood committed 13 fouls in this game which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 13 steals in this matchup. The Volunteers were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest.

Santiago Vescovi ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for the matchup. He had 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists for this contest. He buried 6 of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, but finished without a board.

Tennessee has a record of 27-7 for the year. As an offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 214th in the nation. Tennessee has accounted for 2,503 points on the year (73.6 per contest) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per contest (14th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per contest. The Volunteers are responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Volunteers defensively are ranked 22nd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 62.6. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (28th in D-1). The Tennessee defense gives up 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (229 of 734) and their opponents are making 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.4 dimes and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 74th and 129th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan (+7)

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