Davidson Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Davidson (+2)

The Davidson Wildcats (27-6) are on their way to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the Michigan State Spartans (22-12). Michigan State opens this matchup as 2-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 140.5.

The Davidson Wildcats faced off with Richmond and took a loss by a score of 64-62 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 16 while Richmond finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 16 shots from distance. Richmond ended up shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Richmond pulled down 30 boards (3 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Richmond distributed 8 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, Davidson allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 29 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 15 of 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. Davidson wrapped up the contest with a 37.3% FG percentage (19 out of 51) and made 9 of their 27 3-pointers.

Sam Mennenga is one player who was important for the contest. He was able to score 18 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Davidson enters this game with a record of 27-6 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Davidson is pulling in 34.2 boards per game and is sitting with 484 assists this season, which ranks 49th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 38.6% on 3-pointers (291 of 754) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.6 pts per contest (58th in the country) while going 48.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 75th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.8). The Wildcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.7% (764 of 1,831) and they surrender 31.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are 171st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 391 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a score of 75-70 against Purdue. The Spartans were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Purdue had 9 fouls in this contest which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to bury 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Michigan State knocked down 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Spartans finished shooting 30 out of 69 from the field which had them shooting 43.5%. The Spartans permitted Purdue to make 25 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.9% for the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by going 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). When talking about team rebounding, Michigan State permitted Purdue to pull down 42 overall (14 on the offensive side).

A.J. Hoggard was important for the Spartans for this game. He racked up 17 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 10 assists in this matchup. He made 8 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 47.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 22-12 on the year. The Spartans are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 74.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (30th in college hoops) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. Michigan State has totaled 2,451 points for the season (72.1 per contest) and they collect 37.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Spartans are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 82nd in the nation.

The Spartans defensively are ranked 159th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.4. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (88th in D-1). The Michigan State defense gives up 31.2% on 3-point shots (239 of 765) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 193rd and 82nd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State (-2)

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