Who's Playing
PFW @ No. 22 Michigan
What to Know
The #22 Michigan Wolverines and the PFW Mastodons will face off at 6:30 p.m. ET November 7th at Crisler Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. Michigan was 19-15 last season and made it as far as the Sweet Sixteen before being knocked out by the Villanova Wildcats 63-55. Meanwhile, PFW was on the positive side of .500 (21-12) last season and is hoping to kick off an even more successful year.
A pair of last-season stats to keep an eye on: The Wolverines ranked worst with respect to takeaways last year, where the squad accrued only 9.9 on average. To make matters even worse for Michigan, PFW was 24th best (top 7%) in takeaways, finishing the 2021-2022 season with 15.7 on average.
Michigan is the favorite in this one, with an expected 15.5-point margin of victory. But these early season matchups can go either way as both teams get back into playing shape.
How To Watch
- When: Monday at 6:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Crisler Center -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $1.97
Odds
The Wolverines are a big 15.5-point favorite against the Mastodons, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 15.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last seven years.
