Halftime Report

After a tough defeat on the road their last time out, Michigan looks much better today on their home court. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead PFW 54-29.

Michigan already has four blowout wins this season, but why stop there? Barring a freak comeback, they will be celebrating another huge victory in the locker room very soon.

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PFW Mastodons @ Michigan Wolverines

Current Records: PFW 9-4, Michigan 8-3

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If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Michigan. They will be home for the holidays to greet the PFW Mastodons at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Crisler Center. The Wolverines have insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests.

Michigan's season wasn't pretty last year but it's starting to look like struggles are in the rearview. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 87-86 to Oklahoma. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

The losing side was boosted by Vladislav Goldin, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. Michigan is 7-1 when Goldin posts eight or more rebounds, but 1-2 otherwise. Danny Wolf was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask PFW). They steamrolled past Defiance 103-52 on Friday. The Mastodons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 19 points or more this season.

PFW was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Defiance only posted seven.

Michigan's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for PFW, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-4.

Sunday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: Michigan has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37.8 rebounds per game. It's a different story for PFW, though, as they've been averaging only 31.3. Given Michigan's sizable advantage in that area, PFW will need to find a way to close that gap.

Michigan took their victory against PFW when the teams last played back in November of 2022 by a conclusive 75-56. Does Michigan have another victory up their sleeve, or will PFW turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

Odds

Michigan is a big 20.5-point favorite against PFW, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Wolverines as a 19.5-point favorite.


The oddsmakers are expecting fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at a high 160.5 points.

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Series History

Michigan won the only game these two teams have played in the last 2 years.

  • Nov 07, 2022 - Michigan 75 vs. PFW 56