The Michigan State Spartans (21-5) travel to face off against the Michigan Wolverines (20-5) on Friday, February 21st. This game will be played at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and televised on FOX. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Michigan State Spartans vs Michigan Wolverines

The Spartans Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan State Spartans Recent Game/Games

The Spartans improved to 21-5 on the season with a 75-66 win over Purdue on Tuesday, February 18th. Playing at home, Michigan State entered the game as -3.5 favorites and covered the spread with the victory.

Michigan State led 33-31 at halftime and pulled away in the 2nd half, outscoring Purdue 42-35. The total points for the game were 141, falling short of the 148.5 O/U line.

The Wolverines Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan improved to 20-5 on the season after a hard-fought 86-83 win over Ohio State on Sunday. The Wolverines were +1.5 point underdogs heading into the game, but they not only pulled off the win, they also covered the spread.

Michigan led 44-39 at halftime and scored 42 points in the second half, while allowing 44 points. The total points for the game reached 169, surpassing the over/under line of 152.5.

Spartans Offense Breakdown

Michigan State’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, shooting 58.3% from the field and posting an effective field goal percentage of 62.5%. They were especially efficient inside the arc, hitting 68.6% of their two-point attempts.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way with 24 points, shooting 69.2% from the field. Braden Smith added 17 points and 8 assists, connecting on 3 of 9 from deep. The Spartans finished with 20 assists as a team, while hitting 4 of 13 from three-point range.

Wolverines Offense Breakdown

Michigan put up 86 points in their last game, shooting 48.5% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 52.9%. They hit 55.3% of their two-point attempts (26/47) and 33.3% from three-point range (7/21). At the free-throw line, they connected on 76.5%, going 13/17.

Devin Royal led the way with 26 points, shooting 62.5% overall and 60% from deep (3/5). Vladislav Goldin added 20 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 64.3% of his shots. Bruce Thornton contributed 17 points and 6 assists, while Danny Wolf also scored 17, grabbing 11 boards and dishing out 5 assists.

Spartans Team Defense

Despite Michigan State’s defensive struggles, they managed to hold their opponent to 66 points. The Spartans allowed a 58% shooting performance, with their opponent hitting 28 of 48 shots.

Inside the arc, Michigan State gave up 24 of 35 shooting (68%), while their opponent went 4 of 13 from three-point range (30%). At the free-throw line, the opponent shot 71%, making 15 of 21 attempts.

Wolverines Team Defense

Michigan State’s defense gave up 66 points in their last game, allowing the opposing team to shoot 58% from the field. They struggled particularly with two-point defense, where the other team hit 68% of their shots, going 24/35.

From beyond the arc, Michigan State held the other team to 30% shooting, with just 4 made threes on 13 attempts. They also sent the opposing team to the free-throw line 21 times, where they made 15 shots, a 71% success rate. The Spartans gave up 5 offensive rebounds.

Spartans vs Wolverines Trends

• Across their last five road contests, Michigan State has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 72 points per game.
• Although Michigan has a straight up record of 3-2 in their last five home games, they have not held up as well vs. the spread going 1-4. The team averaged 73 points per game in these games.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Spartans have a straight up record of 4-6 and an ATS mark of 7-3.
• Across their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Wolverines have an overall record of 5-0 while going 0-5 against the spread.

Spartans vs Wolverines Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Wolverines to secure the win, with an expected final score of 77-69. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -3.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 152.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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