A Big Ten rivalry is renewed Saturday afternoon when the Michigan Wolverines (9-5, 3-0 in Big Ten) visit the Michigan State Spartans (10-4, 2-1). Both teams are off to good conference starts and are both on winning streaks of at least two games. Below is my college basketball pick for Michigan vs Michigan State.
Michigan vs Michigan State Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Michigan State -5 |
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This game will be played at the Breslin Center at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
Why Bet Michigan State -5
✅ Michigan State is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games.
✅ The Spartans are 6-3 ATS in their last nine games against Michigan.
✅ The Wolverines are 3-6 straight up in their last nine games against Michigan State.
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Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
MICH | Advanced Game Stats | MST |
---|---|---|
68.9 | Pace | 66.4 |
104.6 | Off.Rate | 98.9 |
.320 | FTr | .326 |
.380 | 3PAr | .413 |
.542 | TS% | .516 |
50.4 | TRB% | 49.4 |
48.3 | AST% | 54.9 |
6.0 | STL% | 7.8 |
8.5 | BLK% | 7.7 |
.512 | eFG% | .480 |
16.1 | TOV% | 16.4 |
30.6 | ORB% | 28.8 |
.225 | TF/FGA | .233 |
Defense/Offense
MICH | Advanced Game Stats | MST |
---|---|---|
68.9 | Pace | 66.4 |
113.3 | Off.Rate | 109.7 |
.305 | FTr | .299 |
.326 | 3PAr | .302 |
.555 | TS% | .543 |
49.6 | TRB% | 50.6 |
46.4 | AST% | 60.0 |
11.0 | STL% | 10.8 |
10.6 | BLK% | 12.0 |
.525 | eFG% | .515 |
11.9 | TOV% | 12.7 |
30.4 | ORB% | 29.9 |
.222 | TF/FGA | .211 |
Betting Trends
MICH | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
73.67 | Avg Score | 76.67 |
59.33 | Avg Opp Score | 59.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
78.33 | Avg Score | 76.67 |
76 | Avg Opp Score | 59.33 |
MICH | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
76 | Avg Score | 73 |
66.6 | Avg Opp Score | 57.2 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
77.6 | Avg Score | 72.2 |
75 | Avg Opp Score | 59.6 |
MICH | Betting Trends | MST |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
75.5 | Avg Score | 70.2 |
68.5 | Avg Opp Score | 65.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
75.7 | Avg Score | 72.9 |
72.1 | Avg Opp Score | 65.2 |
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Michigan Wolverines
Last time out, Michigan hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions and earned an impressive 79-69 win. The Wolverines were in control most of this game, but this did have to hold off multiple second half runs by the Nittany Lions. Michigan never trailed by more than two points, led by as many as 15, and were able to cover the -4.0-point spread.
Hunter Dickinson had 17 points, six rebounds, one steal, and one block on the night. Jett Howard added 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and one block in the victory.
Through 14 games, Michigan is scoring 76.5 points per game, shooting 45.3% from the field, and assisting on 12.9 made shots. The Wolverines are allowing 69.4 points, grabbing 37.1 rebounds, blocking 4.9 shots, and stealing the ball 5.4 times.
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State welcomed the Nebraska Cornhuskers and comfortably won 74-56. This was a close game for around 10 minutes, but the Spartans went on a big run to end the first half and led by 22-points at the break. The Cornhuskers came back a bit in the second half, but it was too little too late. Michigan State never trailed by more than one point, led by as many as 23, and easily covered the -7.0-point spread.
Tyson Walker had 21 points, two rebounds, three assists, and one steal on the night. Joey Hauser added 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the victory. After 14 games, Michigan State is scoring 71.2 points per game, shooting 44.7% from the field, and assisting on 16.9 made shots. The Spartans are allowing 65.8 points per game on the season.
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