{"id":3838,"date":"2009-03-17T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/michigan-returns-to-ncaa-tournament\/"},"modified":"2009-03-17T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T14:35:00","slug":"michigan-returns-to-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/michigan-returns-to-ncaa-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Returns to NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michigan<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> was a March Madness betting<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/u> darling in the mid-90s, before NCAA sanctions imposed penalties for a booster scandal. The Wolverines are back in the “Big Dance” for the first time since 1998, and they’ll take on No.7 Clemson on Thursday as a No.10 seed. The Tigers are the college basketball betting favorites in this contest, but those who bet sports know the importance of momentum heading into the Tournament.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Clemson vs<\/span> Michigan odds<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/font><\/u> – Thursday, March 19, 7:10 PM ET<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Wolverines were one of the bubble teams on Selection Sunday, but they still earned an invite despite a loss to <\/span><\/font>Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in the Big Ten quarterfinals. If Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> is going to make any March Madness betting noise, it’ll have to do it on defense, as they were 59th<\/sup> in points allowed. The Wolverines are good with the ball, coming in 10th<\/sup> in assist\/turnover ratio and 11th<\/sup> in turnovers, and they are 13th<\/sup> in free-throw percentage, which will come in handy in late-game situations.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Tigers lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament, which wasn’t a good look when you see that the Yellow Jackets were the ACC’s worst team. Clemson is an offensively gifted squad, as senior swingman <\/span><\/font>K.C<\/span>.<\/st1:PlaceName> Rivers<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> and junior forward Trevor Brooker<\/span> lead an attack that was 12th<\/sup> in points scored. The Tigers turn the ball over far too much, ranking 213th<\/sup> in the nation in that category, and they also allow opponents to shoot almost 36 per cent from long range, which is 257th<\/sup> in the country.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Clemson vs<\/span> <\/span><\/font>Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> odds have the Wolverines as a 5.5-point sportsbook<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/u> underdog, and Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has won its lone meeting with Clemson, beating the Tigers 59-56 on the road back in 1998. The Tigers have lost four of their last five, and losing to a team like Georgia Tech has to hurt their confidence. Meanwhile, the Wolverines are coming off big wins over eventual Big Ten champions Purdue as well as a road win at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> that probably sealed their ticket to the Tournament. Momentum means everything at this time of year, and the Wolverines have it in spades. Bet on Michigan<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> to go against the March Madness odds<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/u> in the first round.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Michigan was a March Madness betting darling in the mid-90s, before NCAA sanctions imposed penalties for a booster scandal. The Wolverines are back in the “Big Dance” for the first time since 1998, and they’ll take on No.7 Clemson on Thursday as a No.10 seed. The Tigers are the college basketball betting favorites in this … Continue reading Michigan Returns to NCAA Tournament<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}