{"id":2621,"date":"2018-04-01T20:43:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T20:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:42","slug":"michigan-wolverines-vs-villanova-wildcats-national-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/michigan-wolverines-vs-villanova-wildcats-national-championship-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Wolverines vs Villanova Wildcats &#8211; National Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite all the upsets throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/guide\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NCAA<\/strong> <strong>Tournament<\/strong>,<\/a> two deserving teams, the Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats, have ended up in Monday\u2019s championship game. \u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Villanova Wildcats are -6 over the Michigan Wolverines on Monday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan<\/strong> enters Monday\u2019s game winners of their last 14 games, including a Big Ten Tournament championship. There have been some close calls along the way, as the <strong>Wolverines<\/strong> needed a buzzer-beater to get past Houston in the Round of 32, won a tight Elite 8 game against Florida State, and overcame a 10-point deficit against Loyola (Chicago) in the national semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Wildcats<\/strong> have their own 10-game winning streak, winning the Big East Tournament and advancing to the title game without much trouble. <strong>Villanova\u2019s<\/strong> average margin of victory during the NCAA tournament is nearly 18 points per game. Of course, no performance was more impressive than the one they put on against Kansas on Saturday night. The Wildcats made 18 three-pointers<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"michigans-star-comes-alive\"><strong>Michigan\u2019s Star Comes Alive<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michigan\u2019s biggest star Moritz Wagner<\/strong> has had a relatively quiet tournament, even going 0 for 7 from three-point range in the Elite 8. But he finally had a breakout performance in the Final Four against Loyola, going off for 24 points and 15 rebounds. That\u2019s a big-time performance no matter the stage or opponent. More importantly, it signals that <strong>Wagner<\/strong> is ready for a big performance on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>However, Michigan\u2019s fate may be tied to how well the Wolverines play defense. <strong>Michigan<\/strong> was one of the top defensive teams in the country this year, giving up less than 63 points per game. They\u2019ve continued that during the tournament, giving up less than 59 points per game over their five tournament wins. But they\u2019ve yet to face a team seeded higher than 6, and they\u2019ve not faced a team with <strong>Villanova\u2019s<\/strong> firepower.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"wildcats-raining-threes\"><strong>Wildcats Raining Threes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If there were any doubts about<strong> Villanova\u2019s<\/strong> offensive prowess, they were answered when the Wildcats made 18 perimeter shots against Kansas. <strong>Villanova<\/strong> has scored at least 81 points in four of their five tournament games. Even during an off-day against Texas Tech in the Elite 8, the <strong>Wildcats<\/strong> scored 71 points and won comfortably. With seven different players making a three against the Jayhawks on Saturday, the Wolverines better have multiple defenses ready to throw at Villanova.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kansas<\/strong> had brief success on Saturday playing zone against the Wildcats. West Virginia also bothered them for a half with their full-court pressure. But no team has been able to find any tactic that works against <strong>Villanova<\/strong> over an extended period of time. Michigan coach John Beilein needs to have several contingencies in place to keep the Wildcats out of rhythm offensively, although that could be tough to do with just one day in between games.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"start-of-a-new-dynasty\"><strong>Start of A New Dynasty?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Saturday night, the Wildcats looked like a well-oiled machine, and it\u2019s tough to envision them not playing equally as well Monday night. Michigan is a worthy opponent, but <strong>Villanova<\/strong> has been the best team in the country for most of the season, and they\u2019ll be the best team Monday night in San Antonio too.\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on the Villanova Wildcats -6 over the Michigan Wolverines on Monday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\"><strong><em>Bet on the NCAA Final Four at MyBookie<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats play Monday in the NCAA title game.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michigan Wolverines vs Villanova Wildcats - National Championship Game - The Latest Sports Betting News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michigan Wolverines vs Villanova Wildcats - National Championship Game - The Latest Sports Betting News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats play Monday in the NCAA title game.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/michigan-wolverines-vs-villanova-wildcats-national-championship-game\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Latest Sports Betting News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-01T20:43:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-17T13:09:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/V-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Knuppel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@offshorebookies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@offshorebookies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Knuppel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/michigan-wolverines-vs-villanova-wildcats-national-championship-game\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/michigan-wolverines-vs-villanova-wildcats-national-championship-game\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Knuppel\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7a9dbad5ae3c8a6c42f9f74db3687818\"},\"headline\":\"Michigan Wolverines vs Villanova Wildcats &#8211; 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