Tarleton at Michigan 11/24/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Tarleton State University Texans will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to take on a Wolverines team who is currently ranked number 20 in the nation. Tarleton comes into this game heavy dogs and sit with a record of 1-4 on the season. Michigan is 3-2 losing to Arizona and Seton Hall. Michigan has wins over Providence, Buffalo, and UNLV. 

The Texans of Tarleton have played a number of highly talented teams and have come away empty each time, not hitting 70 points in a game yet all season. Losses for Tarleton came against Kansas, Stanford, Wichita State, and North Dakota State.

Michigan is led by Hunter Dickinson, who is averaging 16 points per game with a field goal percentage 61.8. Hunter Dickinson is also leading the Wolverines in rebounds with 7.8 per game, while DeVante Jones leads Michigan in assists per game average at 4.6. 

Tarleton State, a small college out of the Texas A&M system, is located in Stephenville, Texas. Tarleton state has a student population of just over 14,000 whereas the Michigan Wolverines have over 44,000 students. 

Tarleton is led into this tough game by Montre Gipson, a 5’11 guard from Desoto, Texas. Gipson is a senior averaging 14.4 points per game with a field goal percentage of exactly 50.Tahj Small is leading the team in rebounds at 6.6 per game on the year.