The Wolverines have played well defensively regardless of the venue. Despite their recent defensive hiccups, they are allowing 70.0 points per game on the road this season. They'll show up in force to lock down a struggling Golden Gophers offense shooting only 38.7 percent from the floor in their last three games. Their scoring average has also dropped to 71.0 points.

Michigan may not boast the elite scorer like the Golden Gophers have in Oturu, but they are more than capable of piling points on the scoreboard with the foursome of Teske, Simpson, Isaiah Livers and Eli Brooks. They'll even have opportunities to capitalize on long-distance shot attempts against a Golden Gophers defense allowing an average 28.0 shooting percentage from 3-pointer on their home floor.

Michigan had to dig deep to finish off the Boilermakers, and they might have to dig even deeper to fend off Minnesota. But I'm still taking the points on Sunday here with Michigan.