Michigan State Spartans vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Bryce Jordan Center is where the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2) will try to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (5-4) on Wednesday.

The Michigan State Spartans faced off with Northwestern and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-63 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Spartans ended up finishing with 17 and Northwestern recorded 15 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Northwestern went 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 24 attempts. In addition, Northwestern pulled down 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Northwestern doled out 8 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Michigan State allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 21 of 49 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 27 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Michigan State finished the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and knocked down 8 of their 22 shots from distance.

A.J. Hoggard is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 38.5% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He played 31 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. He accumulated 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Michigan State enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-4 for the campaign. They are turning it over 11.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Michigan State is pulling down 36.1 boards per game and is sitting with 139 dimes for the year, which ranks 55th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Spartans are shooting 36.5% on shots from downtown (65 of 178) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.2 points per contest (236th in the country) on 43.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They rank 282nd in college basketball in allowing assists with 123 relinquished on the season. The Spartans are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (222 of 528) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 227th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.6).

When they last played, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home defeated by a final of 101-94 when they played Clemson. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Penn State permitted Clemson to pull down 32 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 52.4% from distance by connecting on 11 of 21 and ended up going 26 of 37 at the free throw line (70.3%). The Nittany Lions permitted Clemson to bury 32 of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% in this contest. Overall, the Nittany Lions went 29 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.8%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Penn State made 11 of their 36 attempts (30.6%). They were able to make 25 of them for a clip of 86.2%. Clemson earned 22 fouls in the game which took the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Nittany Lions were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest.

Seth Lundy was important for the Nittany Lions in the game. He converted 7 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and added 12 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 44 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Penn State has a win-loss record of 6-2 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 98th in the country. Penn State has totaled 615 pts so far this year (76.9 per contest) and they collect 35.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (46th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per game. The Nittany Lions are committing 15.6 fouls every game while shooting 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Nittany Lions on defense are ranked 149th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.3. They are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (103rd in D-1). The Penn State defense gives up 31.2% on three-point shots (62 of 199) and opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.1 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 281st and 225th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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