Michigan State Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 3/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Michigan State (+7)

Bon Secours Wellness Arena is where the Duke Blue Devils (29-6) will take on the Michigan State Spartans (23-12) on Sunday. Michigan State is 7-point dogs. The total comes in at 144.

The Michigan State Spartans faced off with Davidson and went home with a win by a final score of 74-73 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans walked away with 14 while Davidson recorded 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Davidson shot 58.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 12 attempts. In addition, Davidson collected 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Davidson dished out 14 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Michigan State allowed 47.5% from the floor on 28 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Spartans knocked down 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Michigan State finished the contest having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 of 59) and converted 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Joey Hauser is one player who played a role for the game. He went 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes and also snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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Michigan State enters this contest with a mark of 23-12 so far this season. They average 72.1 points per outing (147th in the nation) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Spartans are connecting on 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (251 of 672) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Michigan State is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per contest and has 550 dimes this season, which ranks 13th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.5% on shots from downtown and they are 162nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.6). The Spartans defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (869 of 2,082) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 297th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 449 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 78-61 when they played CSU Fullerton. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Duke permitted CSU Fullerton to snag 28 in total (12 offensive). They finished 29.4% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 17 and ended up shooting 8 of 8 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Blue Devils allowed CSU Fullerton to bury 24 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Blue Devils shot 30 out of 58 from the field which had them at 51.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Duke made 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. CSU Fullerton had 10 personal fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Blue Devils earned 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for this game.

Mark Williams pitched in for the Blue Devils for this contest. He scored 15 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 of 7 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 29-6 on the season. The Blue Devils commit 13.6 fouls per game while shooting 73.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (9th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. Duke has 2,804 points this year (80.1 per contest) and they snag 38.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Blue Devils are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in college basketball.

The Duke defense gives up 31.4% on three-point shots (232 of 740) and their opponents are converting on 67.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.5 assists and 33.8 boards per game, which ranks them 258th and 139th in those defensive categories. The Blue Devils defensively are ranked 112th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 67.0. They are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (82nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State (+7)

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