NCAA Tournament First Round: (1) Michigan (20-4) vs (16) Texas Southern (17-8) prediction and college basketball game preview.
Michigan vs Texas Southern Broadcast
Date: Saturday, March 20
Game Time: 3:00 pm ET
Venue: Mackey Arena,West Lafayette, IN
Network: CBS
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Michigan vs Texas Southern Game Preview
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Why Texas Southern Will Win
The Tigers couldn’t seem to get going against Mount St. Mary’s, but down ten at halftime they came back roaring for a 60-52 win.
This is an up-tempo, high scoring team that showed off its style in that second half run, and while it’s a mega-task to deal with Michigan, it has the ability to get up and down the floor and score in bunches.
It’s a better rebounding team than it showed against the Mountaineers, it was able to keep its turnover issues in check, and …
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Why Michigan Will Win
Yeah, the turnovers.
There were only five against Mount St. Mary’s, but the high-flying Texas Southern style also leads to a whole lot of mistakes. The team wasn’t bad from three in the First Four, but it’s normally normally awful from the outside, it got away with a rough day on the free throw line, and …
Oh yeah, Michigan is good.
The Wolverine defense should be able to hold up on the inside – the size of Mount St. Mary’s was an issue for the Tigers – and it should be able to lock down hard from three.
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What’s Going To Happen
It’s statement time for the Wolverines, if only to show that they really can get everything going without Isaiah Livers – who’s likely out for the tournament with a broken foot.
It’s a 16 vs a 1, so it’s not like Michigan should have to sweat too much, but it has’t quite been itself in March going 2-3 without the same consistency and scoring punch.
Texas Southern will get on the move for a few decent runs, but this will be over relatively quickly.
Michigan vs Texas Southern Prediction, Line
Michigan 80, Texas Southern 56
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Line: Michigan -26, o/u: 142.5
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