9:05 pm
March 28

NCAAW Tournament Wichita Region: #3 Michigan v. #1 Louisville

Who will WIN this matchup?

#3 Michigan Wolverines (25-6)

#1 Louisville Cardinals (28-4)

 

Current odds:

Michigan Wolverines: (+200)

Louisville Cardinals: (-240)

 

• The line for this game is Louisville by 5.5 points.

• Louisville took down Tennessee 76-64 in the team’s last outing on Saturday. Hailey Van Lith scored a team-high 23 points in the win.

• Michigan beat South Dakota 52-49 on Saturday in the team’s most recent outing, led by Naz Hillmon’s 17-point scoring effort in the victory.

• Louisville enters the matchup with a 72.5 points per game average, 12.1 more than the 60.4 Michigan gives up per contest. The Cardinals are 27-1 in games when they score at least 60 points.

• This season, the Cardinals are shooting 45.7 percent from the field while limiting their opponents to a 36.7 percent clip. When Louisville shoots above its season average this year, the Cardinals have gone 14-0.

• Michigan enters the matchup with a 72.2 points per game average on the season, 16.9 more than the 55.3 Louisville allows per contest. The Wolverines are 24-5 in games when they score at least 55 points.

• This season, the Wolverines are shooting 45.2 percent from the field while limiting their opponents to a 38.6 percent clip. When Michigan shoots above its season average this year, the Wolverines have gone 14-0.

• Van Lith, Louisville’s top scorer, is averaging 14.3 points per game. Emily Engstler leads the Cardinals with 9.1 rebounds per game and adds 12.0 points, while Kianna Smith paces the team with 2.8 assists and averages 11.9 points.

• Smith is the best bet for Louisville from beyond the arc. She leads the team in made threes per game, hitting 1.9 three-pointers per contest (making 37 percent of her attempts).

• Hillmon averages 21.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, leading Michigan in both scoring and rebounding. The Wolverines also get 14.5 points, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals from Leigha Brown, while Emily Kiser adds 9.4 points and eight rebounds per game.

• Maddie Nolan has a 40 percent shooting percentage from downtown and leads the squad in made threes per game, hitting 2.1 treys per contest.

6/10
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#1 Louisville Cardinals
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