NCAA tournament: Thursday sweet 16 betting odds and trends

You can throw away the seeding when it comes to the first betting matchup of the Sweet 16 that tips off this Thursday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com

That’s because the seventh-seeded Michigan Wolverines (26-11) are listed as 1.5-point favorites against the third-seeded Oregon Ducks (31-5) after upsetting the second-seeded Louisville Cardinals (25-9) as three-point underdogs 73-69 in the second round of the Midwest Region last Sunday.

Michigan has been nearly unbeatable during March, reeling off seven straight wins and going 6-1 against the spread since losing to the Northwestern Wildcats 67-65 as two-point road chalk on the first day of the month. The Wolverines won the Big Ten tournament title and now face an Oregon team that hopes to turn the tables on them as a dog in this spot.