For the third-straight game, the Texas Tech basketball team will be an underdog when it takes the floor against Michigan State Saturday night in the Final Four. ESPN.com’s matchup predictor gives the Spartans a 61.3% chance of coming out on top and the oddsmakers have Tom Izzo’s team installed as a 2.5-point favorite.
But that should not concern Red Raider fans. After all, Tech entered the Sweet 16 as a 2-point underdog to Michigan, the No. 2 seed in the West Region. But after a dominant defensive showing, Tech came away with 19-point victory holding Michigan to the lowest point total of any No.