Michigan vs. McNeese Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 29

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (11-0) are 23.5-point favorites over the McNeese Cowboys (10-2) on December 29, 2025 at Crisler Center. It's a matchup featuring one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation (Wolverines, third in points scored per game) against one of the poorest defensively (Cowboys, 29th in points allowed). The over/under in the matchup is set at 159.5.

Michigan heads into this contest after a 102-50 win against La Salle on Sunday. Trey McKenney scored a team-leading 17 points for Michigan in the win. McNeese heads into this matchup following a 78-68 victory over Houston Christian on Monday. Larry Johnson scored a team-leading 22 points for McNeese in the victory.

Michigan vs. McNeese Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Spread favorite: Michigan -23.5
• Moneyline favorite: Michigan -10000
• Moneyline underdog: McNeese +2500
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Michigan vs. McNeese

• Michigan and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Monday's over/under of 159.5 points six times this season.
• This season, just two McNeese games have ended with more combined points than Monday's over/under of 159.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 183.4 points per game, 23.9 points more than the total of 159.5 for this matchup.
• The 131.7 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 27.8 less than the 159.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Michigan has had a 161.5-point over/under in its games this season, 2.0 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 5.9 points separates this matchup's over/under (159.5 points) and the average over/under in McNeese's games (153.6) this season.

Betting the Spread: Michigan vs. McNeese

• Michigan is 7-4-0 against the spread this year.
• The Wolverines have been favored by 23.5 points or more four times this season and are 3-1 ATS in those contests.
• Against the spread, McNeese is 7-3-0 this season.
• Michigan is 4-1 against the spread, and 5-0 overall, at home this year.
• At home, Michigan is 3-1 ATS as a 23.5-point favorite or more.
• McNeese is 2-2 overall, with just one win against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Michigan vs. McNeese

• Michigan has been listed as the moneyline favorite 10 times this season and has won all of those games.
• The Wolverines are undefeated in three games this season when favored by -10000 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 99% chance of a victory for Michigan.
• McNeese has split the two match ups it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• The Cowboys have yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +2500.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that McNeese has a 3.8% chance of pulling out a win.