There they will face No. 1 seed Arizona, which defeated second-seeded Purdue 79-64 on Saturday despite trailing by seven points at the half. The Wolverines opened as slight 1.5-point favorites at BetMGM in Saturday’s second Final Four matchup, with a total of 157.5.
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If the line holds, it would be the first time the Wildcats have been underdogs since they were 5.5-point favorites in Houston on Feb. 21. Arizona won that game 73-66.
The other Final Four matchup will see surprising second-seeded UConn, which stunned No. 1 Duke on Sunday 73-72 as a 4.5-point underdog thanks to a last-second 3-pointer by Braylon Mullins, take on No. 3 Illinois. The Fighting Illini were impressive pulling away in the second half in a 71-59 win over No. 9 Iowa.
Illinois opened as a 2.5-point favorite against UConn, but the initial movement of the line dropped it to Illinois -1.5, for a total of 139.5. The Fighting Illini are a perfect 4-0 against the spread in the tournament.
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Duke was the +300 favorite to win the national title entering the tournament, but Arizona (+165) is now the favorite, followed by Michigan (+180). UConn has the longest remaining odds of any team at +550.