Michigan Wolverines vs. Vanderbilt Commodores 3/18/2023 Picks

Michigan Wolverines vs. Vanderbilt Commodores 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The second round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is on with a match-up between the Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten) and the Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC) at Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday.

Michigan comes into this tournament with 18 wins overall, 11 in conference play, and placed eighth in the Big Ten Conference on the year following a 10-point win versus the Toledo Rockets at 90-80 in the NIT first round on March 14.

The Wolverines’ defense stopped the offense of the Rockets allowing them to score just 80 points on 43.8% FG while forcing them to commit four turnovers with 10 more rebounds in the win.

Michigan dominated the offensive end of the court scoring 90 points on 58.2% FG shooting and 56.5% from downtown.

Guard Kobe Bufkin led the way for the Wolverines with 23 points after converting 8 of 13 shot attempts in playing for 39 minutes.

Guard Joey Baker contributed a second team-high 21 points on 11 shots while the mammoth Center Hunter Dickinson controlled the paint with nine rebounds and added 19 points on 12 shots.

Guard Dug McDaniel pitched in 16 points and dished out 8 assists for Michigan in 36 minutes of hardcourt action.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Wolverines’ last 5 matches while Michigan is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games played.

The Michigan Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road outings and 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 contests played versus a rival in the Southern Conference.

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Michigan Wolverines vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Predictions 3/18/2023

The Vanderbilt Commodores head to Tennessee to play in the National Invitation Tournament against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday with 21 wins overall, 11 in conference action, and placed sixth in the SEC following a 71-62 victory over the Yale Bulldogs in first round of the tournament on March 14.

On Tuesday, Vanderbilt gave up only 62 points on 36.4% shooting and pushed Yale to lose the ball on 11 occasions to pick up the win.

The Commodores’ offense dominated the match after scoring 71 points including 37 in the opening half shooting 42.3% from the floor while basketing seven treys in the winning effort.

Forward Liam Robbins has been a workhorse for Vanderbilt averaging 15.0 PPG on 50.4% shooting from the floor and pulling down an average of 6.8 rebounds per outing.

Guard Tyrin Lawrence contributed an average of 12.5 PPG and Guard Jordan Wright pitched in the third team-high average of 10.8 PPG as the third player for Commodores with double-figure average scoring.

Guard Ezra Manjon dispensed a team-leading average of 3.9 assists per contest and added an average of 9.9 PPG for Vanderbilt.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Commodores’ last 5 outings while Vanderbilt is 6-1 against the spread in its last 7 matches played.

The Vanderbilt Commodores are 6-1 straight up in their last 7 contests and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Vanderbilt Commodores. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Michigan +1.

Both teams have been inconsistent in their plays this season but the Wolverines is the better team here with a superior size and depth to surprise the Commodores on Saturday.

Look for Michigan to outmatched Vanderbilt and take the win in the second round. The prediction, Michigan Wolverines will win 74-68.

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