Howard vs. Michigan prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win men's March Madness First Round matchup [3/19/2026]

Michigan and Howard are scheduled to meet in March Madness First Round action at KeyBank Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 7:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Michigan as the most likely winner of the Howard vs. Michigan game.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Howard vs. Michigan prediction: Who will win and advance to the Second Round?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAAM Tournament game between Howard and Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Michigan a 99% chance of beating Howard. Our predicted final score has Michigan winning 91-62.

According to our model, Howard (+30.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Howard vs. Michigan odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Howard	Michigan
Spread	+30.5 (-105)	-30.5 (-112)
Moneyline	+7000	-20000
Total	o151.5 (-108)	u151.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Howard vs. Michigan picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Howard +30.5	-105
Moneyline	Howard	+7000
Total	Over 151.5	-108

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Howard +30.5 at the spread.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Howard vs. Michigan game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Michigan and Howard at KeyBank Center is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM ET.

• Who: Howard vs. Michigan
• Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Time: 7:30 PM ET/4:30PM PT
• Venue: KeyBank Center
• March Madness stage: First Round

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Conclusion

We predict Michigan, with a 99% win probability, will likely beat Howard this men's March Madness First Round matchup.

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