Michigan vs Villanova 4/2/18 - NCAA Championship Picks & Predictions

March Madness has reached its climax. Just two teams remain and on Monday April 2, the Michigan Wolverines will play the Villanova Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament National Championship game. Michigan won its Final Four game 69-57 over the Loyola-Chicago. The Wolverines trailed 29-22 at the half and by 10 points early in the second half, but stormed back with a pressure defense that caused turnovers on one end of the court and Moe Wagner and Charles Matthews providing the offense at the other end. Wagner led the Wolverines with 24 points and 15 rebounds while Matthews scored 17.

Jalen Brunson leads Villanova in scoring and assists averaging 19.2 points and 4.7 assists per game. Five other players for the Wildcats are averaging double figures in scoring as the Wildcats lead the nation points scored per game. Omari Spellman leads the team in rebounds averaging 7.9 per game. As a team, Villanova is shooting 50.1% from the field and 40.1% from 3-point territory. Villanova scores an average of 86.6 points per game, which is No. 1 in the nation, while allowing an average of 70.2.