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Game Thread: Michigan vs. Maryland

Talk Michigan hoops with us as the Wolverines attempt to take down the third-ranked Terrapins at the Crisler Center on Tuesday night.

By Drew Hallett
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The Basics

Who: #3/3 Maryland Terrapins (15-1, 4-0 B1G)

When: Tuesday, January 12th, at 9:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Where: Crisler Center -- Ann Arbor, Mich.

Spread: Vegas: +1.5 | KenPom: W, 71-70 (52% WP)

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Michigan is in need of a marquee victory, and tonight will be one of its best chances to earn one this season. Maryland arrives in Ann Arbor as the #3 team in the human polls but is ranked only in the mid-teens by KenPom and Sagarin. As a result, the sportsbooks and KenPom essentially view this as a coin flip, though the edge should go to the Terps with the news Caris LeVert (lower left leg) is doubtful to play. These are the games Michigan must win if it wants to avoid being on the wrong side of the bubble in March.

Click here to read my extensive game preview and prediction.

Click here to read our Q&A with Testudo Times co-manager Dave Tucker.

What do you think will happen tonight? Can Michigan win this without LeVert? Tell us!

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