Brown Bears vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Michigan State Spartans (6-4) will try to beat the Brown Bears (6-4) at Breslin Center on Saturday.

The Brown Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Rhode Island and walked away with a win by a score of 59-58 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bears left the arena with 13 while Rhode Island recorded 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 18 attempts from distance. Rhode Island ended up shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 10 attempts. Additionally, Rhode Island collected 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Rhode Island recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Brown allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 23 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bears converted 10 of their 17 tries for a rate of 58.8%. Brown ended the game having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 58) and buried 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Kino Lilly Jr. is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up going 41.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Brown heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-4 on the campaign. They average 65.4 points per contest (318th in the nation) on 44.1% from the field. The Bears are hitting 34.0% from downtown (80 of 235) and 55.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brown is pulling in 34.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 137 assists for the year, which has them ranked 110th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 33.2% on three-point shots while they are 82nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (64.1). The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (241 of 528) and they surrender 31.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 215th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans went home victorious with a score of 67-58 against Penn State. The Spartans were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this matchup. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 2 steals for the game. Penn State earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Michigan State buried 6 out of their 14 attempts (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Spartans went 26 out of 60 from the field which had them at 43.3%. The Spartans allowed Penn State to bury 19 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.5% in the game. They went 29.6% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 27 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounding, Michigan State permitted Penn State to pull down 33 in total (5 offensive).

A.J. Hoggard ended up having an impact for the Spartans in this contest. He totaled 23 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 2 assists for this contest. He buried 8 of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Michigan State has a mark of 6-4 for the campaign. As an offense, the Spartans are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 222nd in the country. Michigan State has totaled 699 pts on the season (69.9 per contest) and they pull down 36.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (86th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest. The Spartans commit 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Michigan State defense allows 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (84 of 262) and opponents are making 73.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.4 assists and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 246th and 155th in the nation. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 202nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.3. They have forced 10.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (125th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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