The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines (20-4) and the No. 11 UCLA Bruins (17-9) will compete for a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday. Michigan is favored by 7.5 points in the East Region bracket final, which tips off about 9:57 PM ET.
In their last game, the Wolverines picked up a 76-58 win over Florida State and covered the 2-point spread. The teams went under the 140.5 point total set by sportsbooks. Hunter Dickinson put up a team-high 14 points in the victory on Sunday.
Jules Bernard led the way for the Bruins with a team-high 17 points last time out as they picked up a 88-78 win over Alabama and covered the 7-point spread as underdogs. The teams combined to go over the 144 point total set for the matchup.
UCLA at Michigan: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 6 PM ET on March 30, 2021.
- Money line: UCLA +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Michigan -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: UCLA +6.5 (-110) | Michigan -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 136 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Michigan: Three things to know
- Dickinson leads the Wolverines in scoring (14.2 points per game) and rebounding (7.6 rebounds per game). Isaiah Livers leads the squad with a team-high 2.2 made three-pointers per game.
- The 76.8 points per game the Wolverines put up are 8.5 more points than the Bruins allow (68.3).
- Michigan has an 18-0 record against the spread and a 21-0 record overall when putting up more than 68.3 points.
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UCLA: Three things to know
- Johnny Juzang leads the Bruins scoring 15.0 points per game. Juzang paces the squad with a team-high 2.0 made three-pointers per game.
- The Bruins score eight more points per game (73.6) than the Wolverines allow (65.6).
- UCLA has put together a 13-0 ATS record and a 17-5 overall record in games where it scores more than 65.6 points.
UCLA at Michigan: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Michigan 74, UCLA 68
Money line
The Michigan Wolverines are the favorites to win this game according to both the model and BetMGM’s money line.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model favors the Wolverines by 6 points, just Under the 6.5-point spread set by BetMGM.
Over/Under (O/U)
The BetMGM point total for this game is just 6 points lower than the model projection.
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