Michigan basketball

The Wolverines (15-12, 9-7 Big Ten) have work to do in their search for an NCAA Tournament bid, and they are separated by half a game or less with seven other ...

The Scarlet Knights are 0-7 this season when allowing more than 65 points in a Big Ten game. The Wolverines have enjoyed plenty of success against Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights force turnovers on nearly 20% of possessions and are holding opponents below 46% from 2-point range, lowest in the conference. Against Michigan State, Dickinson made a clutch 3-pointer, while Reed put up eight points with 10 boards in a game-changing second half. And RU is already suffering the loss of Mawot Mag, who tore his ACL earlier this month. Williams II started at the ‘4’ until a knee contusion held him out of U-M’s two most recent games.

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- Michigan vs. The model has simulated Michigan vs. The model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in more than 50% of simulations. The Wolverines were able to keep their at-large hopes alive with a win over Michigan State on Saturday, winning the rebounding battle by a tally of 38-25. [Terrance Williams II](/college-basketball/players/3178558/terrance-williams-ii/) (6.8 points, 6.1 rebounds) has missed two straight games due to a knee contusion and is also questionable. You can head to SportsLine to [see its picks.](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/michigan-vs-rutgers-odds-line-spread-proven-model-reveals-college-basketball-picks-predictions-for-feb-23-2023/#ttag=02232023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_ncaa_model_MichiganRutgerscbbauto) Here are several [college basketball odds](https://www.sportsline.com/ncaab/odds) for Rutgers vs. [Cam Spencer](/college-basketball/players/3142526/cam-spencer/) led the way offensively with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Rutgers was able to get back on track with a 58-57 win at Wisconsin on Saturday after losing three straight games by 10 points or less. Rutgers](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/game-forecast/NCAAB_20230223_MICH@RUT/). Rutgers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 135. The Scarlet Knights are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Michigan vs. [Michigan Wolverines](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/) will be in essentially a must-win position when they face the [Rutgers Scarlet Knights](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/RUT/rutgers-scarlet-knights/) on Thursday night.

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Even with the possibility of being without Caleb McConnell for this contest, expect the Scarlet Knights to band together and take care of business on their own floor. If there is anything that Rutgers definitely has an advantage over Michigan in, it will be their ability to come up with steals defensively in clutch moments down the stretch. In order to pull this off yet again, the Scarlet Knights will also need to overcome an injury bug of their own as their top defender in Caleb McConnell’s availability is up in the air. Even so, it is not a guarantee that the Scarlet Knights will see their name be called on Selection Sunday, so the desperation may be at an all-time high when they suit up to take on the Wolverines. Nevertheless, the Scarlet Knights do rank within the top of the conference in assists per game, so playing unselfishly and finding open teammates could be a recipe for success. Clinging on to only a glimmer of postseason hope, the Wolverines enter this matchup with a 15-12 record overall including a 9-7 mark inn conference play.

The Michigan men's basketball team defeated Rutgers, 58-45, in a defensive battle against the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway.

While McDaniel helped boost Michigan to a 10-point lead with two minutes left on the clock, it was its defense that still proved insurmountable. Momentum, like a pendulum, swung fully in favor of the Scarlet Knights. The thing about pendulum’s, though, is that they have to swing back the other way.

Michigan basketball is coming off a gigantic win against rival Michigan State after beating the Spartans by 12 points on Saturday.

McDaniel has been more and more impressive down the stretch and he’s really showing that he’s more than capable of leading this offense. But what wasn’t inconsistent against the Scarlet Knights was the stifling defense from the maize and blue. In fact, coach Howard let Terrance Williams get significant minutes down the stretch with Baker on the bench. Dug McDaniel came up big for Michigan in the final 20 minutes and Michigan walked out with a 58-45 win. And if Michigan would get a win against the Scarlet Knights, it would have to do it without star Jett Howard who got hurt against Michigan State. But the maize and blue rallied to take a 22-21 lead with 2:37 left in the half.

The Scarlet Knights could only muster 22.5 points per half in the home loss Thursday night. Cam Spencer and Cliff Omoruyi were the only two who scored more then ...

Michigan has not allowed less then 50 points in a contest since the 2018-19 season when it happened three times during that year. Down 13-3 with six minutes gone in the first half, Michigan basketball didn’t allow Rutgers to score 40 points the rest of the way. For Michigan basketball it is the fewest points that they have given up all year.

Michigan made the NCAA Tournament six-straight times, and only once in that span have the Wolverines failed to advance past the first round.

[Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. The Wolverines dominated defensively en route to a comfortable 58-45 victory. But while the program is accustomed to playing basketball deep into March, coach