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The Michigan Wolverines odds of winning the 2019 NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship were set at 16-1 as of December 8.
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Michigan has climbed to No. 5 in the latest AP Top 25 poll after impressive wins against ranked opponents.
From ESPN.com: “Michigan finally hit some adversity Tuesday, hanging on for a two-point win at Northwestern. The Wolverines struggled to shoot from the perimeter and got only three points from their bench, while Northwestern shot better than any team had against Michigan all season. They still found a way to win, though, and now head home for six straight games in Ann Arbor.”
"They're so much further ahead of everyone right now, it's not even funny," one opposing Big Ten coach said, referencing their experience. "What they were doing at the end of the year has carried over."
"They have an alpha male at the point in Simpson," a Big Ten assistant said. "He holds those guys to what I would call a gold standard. He doesn't allow them to slip. When they don't do something correctly, he makes sure they know about it."
"Zavier just plays his ass off," another opposing coach said. "He may be smaller, but he's dialed in every possession, and they put a lot of length around him. He's a junkyard dog."
Heading into their December 8 game versus South Carolina, Michigan was undefeated but 5-4 Against The Spread.
On Saturday, they will face a South Carolina team that is just 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
