Kansas Jayhawks versus Michigan Wolverines Pick Prediction NCAA Tournament College Basketball Odds Preview 3-29-2013

The 28-7 Michigan Wolverines from the Big Ten conference will face the 31-5 Kansas Jayhawks from the Big 12 conference in a Sweet Sixteen NCAA Tournament college basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas is scheduled for 7:37PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TBS.
The college basketball odds from this NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen game have the Kansas Jayhawks favored by -2 points with an over under line of 136 points. The teams went head to head during the 2010-11 season with Kansas posting the 67-60 overtime road victory as a -10 point betting favorite. The game finished under 136 points.

Michigan began play in the NCAA Tournament with a second round 71-56 victory against the South Dakota St Jackrabbits as a -11 ½ point betting favorite. They come off the Round of 32 78-53 victor against the VCU Rams as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 144 points. The Wolverines opened up a 38-23 lead at the half in their dominating victory. They shot 51.7% from the field and connected on 6 of 20 from beyond the arc. Michigan crushed VCU on the glass by a 36-21 margin. The team held the Rams to 39.7% shooting as well as 3 of 16 from three point distance. Mitch McGary led the Wolverines with 21 points and 14 rebounds as he made 7 of his 10 shots. The Wolverines shoot the basketball very well this season ranking seventh in all of college basketball by hitting on 48.5% from the field. They put up 75.1 points a game.

Kansas entered the NCAA Tournament in the second round as they defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 64-57 as a -20 ½ point betting favorite. They qualified for the Sweet Sixteen after a 70-58 victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Round of 32 as a -6 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 145 points. It was a huge second half for the Jayhawks in their victory as they overcame a 9 point halftime deficit by outscoring Kansas 49-28 in the second half. The Jayhawks shot 43.6% from the floor and connected on 5 of 14 from three. They crushed the Tar Heels on the glass by a 47-30 margin. Good thing Kansas rebounded well because they turned the ball over 22 times. The Jayhawks gave up just 30.1% shooting to North Carolina. Kansas is the top field goal defending team in college basketball by giving up just 35.7% shooting to their opponents. On offense they connect on 47.9% of their shots good enough for 14th in the nation.