The 16th-ranked Michigan Wolverines will meet the fourth-ranked Connecticut Huskies on Friday night in a 2026 Hall of Fame Series matchup at TD Garden in Boston. The game is a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament championship game, which Michigan won. The Wolverines, defending national champions, opened their season with an 84-68 victory over Oakland on Monday, while UConn defeated Gardner-Webb 86-46 the same night.
This contest represents the first major test for new Michigan head coach Mike Boynton Jr., who took over the program in the offseason after Dusty May departed for the Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
UConn enters as a 7.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 142.5 points. The money line lists UConn at -300 and Michigan at +260. The SportsLine Projection Model, which has posted an 11-1 record on top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to 2025, projects the total to go over 142.5 points, forecasting a combined 149 points with the over hitting in 68% of simulations.
The model projects two Michigan players to reach double-digit scoring: Kenny Noland and Moustapha Thiam, each expected to score 11 points or more. For UConn, three players are projected to score at least 11 points: Solo Ball, Braylon Mullins, and Silas Demary Jr. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations.
