Posted at 11:00 AM EST. Odds are subject to change.

Tennessee +8 -110 over Michigan

United Center -Chicago, IL

2:15 PM EST. This certainly is the spot where the public is going to line up behind Michigan — Do we think they are gonna lose , probably not .They’ve been rolling, they score in bunches, and when their offense is clicking, they can make good teams look average in a hurry. But this number feels like it’s pricing in a best-case scenario.

Tennessee maybe isn't built to win pretty, however—they’re built to make you uncomfortable. They defend, they rebound, and they’re perfectly fine turning this into a slower, more physical game. That’s exactly the kind of environment that can throw off a high-powered offense like Michigan’s. If Tennessee can keep this game in the half court and avoid getting dragged into a scoring race, they’re going to be right there the entire way.

This certainly seems like one of those tournament games where the favorite has to work for everything and never quite creates separation. Michigan will have their runs—it’s what they do—but Tennessee has the defensive backbone and composure to respond and keep it tight. Getting this many points with a team that can control tempo and grind defensively is hard to pass up. Tennessee plus the points is the side I want to be on! In what should be a much closer game than the spread suggests.Take the cushion today!

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