Indiana vs Michigan College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers meet in college basketball action from the IU Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon.

The Michigan Wolverines will look to build on a 79-57 win over Iowa in their last matchup. Hunter Dicinson leads the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding with 14.9 PPG and 7.8 RPG while Isaiah Livers has 14.4 PPG with 5.9 RPG and Franz Wagner has 12.9 PPG with 6.4 RPG and 3.1 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Michigan up to this point in the season. Eli Brooks also has 8.9 PPG with 3.2 APG while Chaundee Brown and Mike Smith has 8.4 PPG with Smith logging 5.3 APG to lead the Wolverines up to this point in the season in assists. As a team, Michigan is averaging 79.2 PPG on 50% shooting from the field, 39.1% from 3-point range and 76.8% from the foul line while allowing 65.7 PPG on 38.4% shooting from the field and 33% from 3-point range this season.

The Indiana Hoosiers will look to bounce of a 74-63 loss to Rutgers in their last game. Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the Hoosiers in scoring and rebounding with 20.3 PPG and 9.5 RPG while Armaan Franklin has 11.6 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.2 APG this season while Al Durham has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Indiana up to this point in the year. Race Thompson has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Indiana is averaging 72.1 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 35% from 3-point range and 66.5% from the foul line while allowing 69.9 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range this season.

Michigan is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games overall while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games following a win. Indiana is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games following a loss. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings between these two teams.

The Wolverines would love to keep the momentum going heading into the conference tourney and the Wolverines got that in Michigan’s huge win over Iowa. However, I’m worried that there could be a bit of a letdown here for Iowa after such a big win, and to be honest this win would be absolutely massive for the Hoosiers in the hunt for an at-large spot in the Big Dance. I just think this game is going to be tight from the opening tip to the final horn, so give me Indiana and the points in this one.