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Opening Odds for UConn vs Michigan – Point Spread, Moneyline & Game Total for National Championship
By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball
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- East #2 UConn and Midwest #1 Michigan wi;; meet in the 2026 national championship
- The Wolverines are sizable betting favorites
- See the opening UConn vs Michigan odds for the 2026 NCAA Tournament final
The East #2 UConn Huskies (34-5 SU, 17-22 ATS) stayed undefeated in the Final Four in the Dan Hurley era on Saturday night, holding off South #3 Illinois (72-61).
In the late game, Midwest #1 Michigan (35-3 SU, 18-20 ATS) obliterated West #1 Arizona (91-73), setting up a clash with Hurley’s Huskies in Monday’s national championship game in Indianapolis. The table below lists the opening Michigan vs UConn odds, including spread, moneyline, and total.
Opening Michigan vs UConn Odds
The March Madness champion odds at Kalshi have UConn trading at just 28¢ to win the title (equal to a +257 moneyline) and Michigan at 73¢ (equal to a -270 moneyline).
The spread has opened at MICH -6.5 (-110) at FanDuel, with the game total at 145.5 with -110 odds both ways.
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Michigan and UConn haven’t met in over a decade. The last game between the schools took place in November 2015 (a 74-60 Husky win).
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Team Stats: MICH vs UConn
UConn’s victory over Illinois was spurred, once again, by center Tarris Reed Jr, who finished with a team-high 17 points and game-high 11 rebounds while shooting 50% of the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the stripe.
Braylon Mullins, the hero of UConn’s Elite Eight win over Duke, chipped in with 15 points but was an ugly 5-of-14 from the field.
The Huskies’ defense was perhaps the real MVP of the game, holding Illinois to just 34% from the field and generating six steals against an Illini team that finished top ten in the nation in turnover percentage on offense (13.2%).
Michigan’s first-half rout of Arizona was a true team effort. Seven different players had at least five points in the first 20 minutes, led by a huge 15-point, 5-rebound first half from center Aday Mara. The Spaniard would go onto finish with a game-high 26 points and nine boards, while point guard Elliott Cadeau had a sublime double-double (13 points, 10 assists).
Monday’s national championship game will tip-off at 8:50 pm ET/5:50 pm PT at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.
TBS, truTV, and HBO Max will carry the broadcast.
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Sascha Paruk
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
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