T.M. Selection: Villanova.

I like Villanova to cover the spread against Michigan in this game on Thursday. Villanova has looked really good in their games lately. They ended their year off playing great and they went on to win their conference tournament. They have won 7 games in a row now and they have looked great since starting the NCAA tournament here. They blew by the round of 64 with a 20 point win over Delaware and then they won over Ohio State by 10 points in the round of 32 but they took control of that game from the start and had a big lead by half. I think Villanova is going to continue their dominance in this tournament with another big win over Michigan here and Villanova is the kind of team that has repeated success making deep runs in this tournament over the past few years. Michigan has won 2 games in a row now as an 11th seeded team, they have a win over Colorado State that they were the favorite in anyway in the round of 64 and they pulled off a really good win over Tennessee in the round of 32 but Villanova is a lot better than both of those teams and I think Michigan will struggle here. Villanova can play defense really well just like Tennessee but their offense is a lot stronger than Tennessee's is and Villanova leads the country in free throw percentage this year. I think that is going to make a real difference in this game like it did for Kentucky and I expect Villanova to do what they have been doing lately and jump out to an early lead in this game never looking back. I think Michigan has gone as far as they can go here and I don't see them going any further. I like Villanova to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 77-67 Villanova.