Saint Louis vs. Michigan prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win men's March Madness Second Round matchup [3/21/2026]

Michigan and Saint Louis will lock horns in March Madness Second Round action at KeyBank Center on Saturday, starting at 12:10 PM ET.

For this Second Round game, Michigan—the first Big Ten team in 50 years to go 10–0 on the road in conference play— come up against Saint Louis, a mid-major powerhouse top 10 in both 3P offense and defense.

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

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Saint Louis vs. Michigan prediction: Who will win and advance to the Sweet Sixteen?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAAM Tournament matchup between Saint Louis and Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Michigan an 85% chance of beating Saint Louis. Our predicted final score has Michigan winning 86-74.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Saint Louis and Michigan each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 161.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Saint Louis vs. Michigan odds

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

Bet Type	Saint Louis	Michigan
Spread	+12.5 (-115)	-12.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+580	-800
Total	o161.5 (-110)	u161.5 (-105)

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

Saint Louis vs. Michigan picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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	Michigan -12.5	-102
Moneyline	Saint Louis	+580
Total	Under 161.5	-105

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Saint Louis to win.

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

Saint Louis vs. Michigan game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between Michigan and Saint Louis at KeyBank Center is scheduled to begin at 12:10 PM ET.

• Who: Saint Louis vs. Michigan
• Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
• Time: 12:10 PM ET/9:10AM PT
• Venue: KeyBank Center
• March Madness stage: Second Round

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Conclusion

We predict Michigan, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat Saint Louis this men's March Madness Second Round matchup.

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