After an amazing first weekend of March Madness betting, we're back for an exciting slate of games when the Sweet 16 kicks off tonight.
One of the more exciting games in the schedule comes out of the South Region, where No. 11 seed Michigan Wolverines take on the No. 2 Villanova Wildcats.
There are plenty of tournament implications in this game, as March Madness odds have Nova at +250 to win the Big Dance. But we're not looking at the spread, total, or who wins the game — we've got a comprehensive Michigan/Villanova preview for that.
Instead, we're looking at the plenty of March Madness player props available that hold great value — and bringing our three favorite plays to get you the most bang for your buck.
Michigan vs Villanova prop picks
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Michigan vs Villanova Sweet 16 props
Wildcat wilds out
Villanova's Collin Gillespie is one of the top players in college basketball, averaging 16 points per game this season on 44% shooting from the field.
That’s not the best percentage but Gillespie is shooting 90.2% from the foul line and will find ways throughout the game to get to the charity stripe.
The senior guard finished with 20 points against Ohio State in the Round of 32, despite going 2 of 9 from downtown and 5-for-14 from the field overall. On a poor shooting night, Gillespie still managed eight free-throw attempts — hitting all of them — and easily went over his point total for the game.
Look for the senior leader to contribute nearly 40 minutes in tonight’s game as well.
PICK: Collin Gillespie Over 15.5 points (-115 at DraftKings)
Board man gets paid
Jermaine Samuels is another guy Villanova will want to lean on in tonight’s game. Samuels, another senior, will likely get the same amount of minutes as Gillespie and could play a full 40 if asked.
Through three Big East Tournament games and two contests in the Big Dance, Samuels is averaging nine rebounds per game, grabbing at least eight boards in each of those five contests.
Samuels has consistently delivered as each game continues to ramp up in pressure, so we're banking on him to crush his rebounding total again in yet another must-win tournament game.
PICK: Jermaine Samuels Over 6.5 rebounds (-125 at bet365)
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Wolverine cleans the glass
Hunter Dickinson grabbed 11 rebounds and contributed 27 points in Michigan’s win over Tennessee last weekend. The Wolverines know that Dickinson is their ticket to move on.
The big man needs to be bought in throughout the entire game and stay out of foul trouble. If he’s able to do that, Dickinson will play most of the game.
Dickinson has an offensive rebounding rate of 8.8% and grabs 22.3% of available defensive rebounds, the latter of which was in the Top 8 in the Big Ten this season.
He's grabbed at least nine boards in five of his last seven games, and we're expecting him to again bring it on both ends tonight and continue to work the glass against the Wildcats.
PICK: Hunter Dickinson Over 8.5 rebounds (+110 at Caesars)
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