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Chris Webber doesn't hold back on his Michigan prediction with so many doubters out there

There are plenty of experts picking Arizona to beat Michigan. Chris Webber doesn't buy it, though.
Michigan basketball legend Chris Webber walks out of the tunnel to watch warm up before Texas game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
Michigan basketball legend Chris Webber walks out of the tunnel to watch warm up before Texas game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 7, 2024. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Final Four game between Michigan and Arizona can't get here soon enough.

It's a game that college basketball fans and experts can't wait for, including Michigan alum Chris Webber, who played for the 1992 and 1993 teams that lost in the national title game.

Arizona is certainly the biggest challenge on Michigan's path to winning its first national championship game in 37 years. Both teams have top-5 offenses and defenses, via KenPom's adjusted efficiency rankings, and are loaded with NBA talent.

Chris Webber predicts Michigan to beat Arizona Final Four

Predicting a winner isn't easy. Rich Eisen put C-Webb on the spot during Eisen's podcast on Thursday. Webber, who will be commenting on Saturday, as part of an alternative Fab Five broadcast on TNT for the Final Four, said he believes in the Wolverines.

"As great as Michigan plays, they always get better. ... It's going to be exciting, man. I feel good about the Wolverines," Webber said to Eisen.

There have been experts weighing in on both sides. Four of the six predictions for CBS/SI/ESPN are in favor of the Wildcats.

John Beilein, a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and former Michigan basketball head coach, predicted that the Wolverines would cut down the nets on Monday night.

You wouldn't expect him to say otherwise, but I honestly don't believe Beilein would pick Michigan if he didn't think the Wolverines were the best team. They have certainly played like it in the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first team since the 1989 to advance to the Final Four after scorinng at least 90 points in four straight games.

Michigan basketball won those games by an average of 22 points. Arizona has been dominant, too, though, and regardless of the predictions, this game feels like a true toss-up.

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