Michigan State Spartans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 12/21/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: ESPN+

Little Caesars Arena is the location where the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (7-3) will play the Michigan State Spartans (9-2) on Tuesday.

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Penn State and earned the victory with a final of 80-64 in their last contest. Michigan State ended the contest having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (31 of 59) and buried 9 out of their 21 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spartans buried 9 of their 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of defense, Michigan State allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. Penn State totaled 14 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, Penn State had 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Penn State ended up shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of their 7 attempts. They knocked down 5 out of their 20 attempts from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Spartans walked away with 8 while Penn State totaled 15 personal fouls.

Marcus Bingham is one guy who was a factor in the game. He ended up scoring 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and totaled 13 boards. He finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Michigan State enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-2 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Michigan State is collecting 41.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 175 assists on the season, which ranks 71st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 38.5% on 3-point shots (80 of 208) and 71.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.0 points per contest (133rd in Division 1) on 45.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Spartans are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are conceding 26.6% from 3-point land and they rank 85th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.9). The Spartans defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 38.4% (265 of 691) and they concede 32.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 99th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 120 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-72 when they faced Bowling Green. In relation to how they rebounded, Oakland permitted Bowling Green to grab 43 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from downtown by going 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Golden Grizzlies permitted Bowling Green to make 26 out of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3% in this game. When all was said and done, the Golden Grizzlies went 25 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Oakland buried 9 of their 32 attempts (28.1%). They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. Bowling Green earned 18 fouls in this game which got the Golden Grizzlies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. The Golden Grizzlies were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game.

Jamal Cain was important for the Golden Grizzlies for the game. He converted 7 of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 38.9%, and earned 9 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Oakland has a record of 7-3 on the campaign. The Golden Grizzlies commit 14.9 fouls per game and they hit 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Oakland has 699 pts on the campaign (69.9 per game) and they average 35.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Grizzlies are hitting on 42.2% from the floor, which ranks them 270th in Division 1.

The Golden Grizzlies defensively are ranked 132nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 66.2. They are forcing 15.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (111th in D-1). The Oakland defense surrenders 27.0% on shots from distance (70 of 259) and their opponents are converting on 67.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.5 assists and 37.3 boards per game, which is 305th and 283rd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan State

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