6:35 pm
March 26

NCAAW Tournament Wichita Region: #10 South Dakota v. #3 Michigan

Who will WIN this matchup?

#10 South Dakota Coyotes (27-5)

#3 Michigan Wolverines (22-6)

 

Current odds:

South Dakota Coyotes: (+155)

Michigan Wolverines: (-175)

 

• The line for this game is Michigan by 3.5 points.

• Michigan beat Villanova 64-49 in the team’s last outing on Monday, led by Naz Hillmon’s team-high 27 points.

• South Dakota took down Baylor 61-47 on Sunday in the team’s most recent game, led by Hannah Sjerven’s 16-point scoring effort in the win

• Michigan heads into the matchup with a 72.8 points per game average, 20.5 more than the 52.3 South Dakota gives up per contest. The Wolverines are 24-5 in games when they score at least 52 points.

• The Wolverines hit 74.6 percent of their free throws as a team, the seventh-best mark in the Big Ten. Hillmon knocks down five free throws per game to lead Michigan while connecting on 73 percent of her attempts at the line.

• South Dakota enters the matchup scoring an average of 69.4 points per game, 8.7 more than the 60.7 Michigan allows per contest. The Coyotes are 26-1 in games where they put up more than 61 points.

• The Coyotes are outshooting their opponents from downtown this season, knocking down 6.3 three-pointers per game while allowing 5.4 made threes to their opponents. When South Dakota shoots its average from beyond the arc this season, the Coyotes are 14-1.

• Hillmon is the leader for Michigan in both scoring and rebounding with 21.3 points and 9.6 boards per game. Leigha Brown tacks on 14.7 points, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Wolverines, and Emily Kiser averages 9.5 points and eight rebounds per game.

• Maddie Nolan has proven to be the best bet for Michigan from beyond the arc. She leads the team in made threes per game, drilling 2.1 treys per contest (making 42 percent of her attempts).

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#3 Michigan Wolverines
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