Best Bet for UC San Diego vs Michigan: Over 143.0 Points (-110)

The 12 seeded UC San Diego Tritons are favored (-115) to cover the 2.5-point spread against the 5 seeded Michigan Wolverines.
This is one of the most popular 12 vs 5 upset on the board, but we’re taking the 143.0-point total to go over instead of picking an outright winner.
Bovada Sportsbook has betting odds for the upset (+120), the total, and player props.

DENVER – One of the most intriguing first-round matchups for March Madness favors the Michigan Wolverines by 2.5 points against the UC San Diego Tritons. UC San Diego has +120 legal California sports odds to pull off the signature 12 vs 5 upset.

UC San Diego vs Michigan Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
UC San Diego	+2.5 (-115)	+120	O143.0 (-110)
Michigan	-2.5 (-105)	-140	U143.0 (-110)

Michigan comes into March Madness red-hot after three-straight wins and a Big Ten championship after beating top four seeds like Purdue, Maryland, and Wisconsin. However, legal college basketball betting sites expect the 30-win UC San Diego Tritons to give the Wolverines trouble on Thursday night.

The Tritons are just one of five teams this season to clear the 30-win threshold and they have +120 odds to add another win to their total against Michigan. Both teams are top-60 in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency, so bet the 143.0-point total to go over (-110) behind the two seven-footers at Michigan and UCSD’s Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.

Best Prop For Michigan Vs UCSD: Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Over 29.5 PRA

Tait-Jones projects for 29.5 total points, rebounds, and assists on Thursday night. He has the highest legal sports betting projection of all players thanks to his versatility scoring, passing, and rebounding the basketball.

Tait-Jones leads the Tritons in points (19.5), rebounds (5.5), and assists (3.7) per game this season, but he’s taken it up a notch as of late. He cleared a 29.5-PRA projection in back-to-back games thanks to 8+ rebounds and 8+ assists in each game.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.