Alabama Crimson Tide (25-9, 13-6 SEC) vs. Michigan Wolverines (33-3, 21-2 Big Ten)
Chicago; Friday, 7:35 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -9.5; over/under is 172.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan and No. 18 Alabama play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
The Wolverines have gone 21-2 against Big Ten opponents, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Michigan has a 26-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Crimson Tide are 13-6 in SEC play. Alabama ranks third in the SEC shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.
Michigan averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game, 1.1 more made shots than the 8.1 per game Alabama gives up. Alabama has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season, 7.1 percentage points above the 38.7% shooting opponents of Michigan have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yaxel Lendeborg is scoring 14.7 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Wolverines. Aday Mara is averaging 13.9 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Labaron Philon is averaging 21.6 points and five assists for the Crimson Tide. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wolverines: 8-2, averaging 79.2 points, 33.0 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 4.3 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.
Crimson Tide: 8-2, averaging 91.0 points, 36.5 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Texas Longhorns (21-14, 9-10 SEC) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (29-8, 17-7 Big Ten)
San Jose, California; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -7.5; over/under is 147.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Purdue squares off against Texas in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Boilermakers are 17-7 against Big Ten opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Purdue is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 82.2 points while shooting 50.3% from the field.
The Longhorns are 9-10 against SEC opponents. Texas averages 10.5 turnovers per game and is 8-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Purdue averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game, 2.6 more made shots than the 6.8 per game Texas gives up. Texas averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.6 per game Purdue gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Smith is averaging 14.3 points, nine assists and 1.7 steals for the Boilermakers. Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Jordan Pope averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Longhorns, scoring 13.1 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Dailyn Swain is averaging 16.8 points, eight rebounds and 3.9 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 80.2 points, 29.0 rebounds, 20.6 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.
Longhorns: 5-5, averaging 77.2 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.