Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: CBS

The Michigan State Spartans (15-4) welcome the Michigan Wolverines (10-7) at Breslin Center on Saturday.

The Michigan Wolverines faced Northwestern and notched a win by a score of 72-70 in their last contest. Michigan ended the game having earned a 56.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 41) and made 8 of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Wolverines made 18 of 26 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to the defense, Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 23 of 47 shooting. Northwestern earned 8 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Northwestern collected 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Northwestern walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 26 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 17 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 24 while Northwestern accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Caleb Houstan is a guy who came through for this game. He ended up shooting 71.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played for 38 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He ended up with 18 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Michigan will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 10-7 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Michigan is snagging 36.8 boards per game and has accumulated 238 dimes this season, which is 220th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolverines are connecting on 36.5% on shots from downtown (115 of 315) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.6 pts per contest (167th in the nation) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.9 fouls. They give up 30.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 119th in D-1 in opponents points per game (66.6). The Wolverines defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (420 of 1,005) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 21st in D-1 in giving up assists with 176 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a final score of 56-55 against Illinois. When discussing how they rebounded, Michigan State allowed Illinois to pull down 25 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 7 at the charity stripe (42.9%). The Spartans allowed Illinois to convert 22 out of 53 tries from the floor which left them shooting 41.5% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans shot 19 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.5%. Concerning three-point shots, Michigan State made 3 out of 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a clip of 82.4%. Illinois was called for 17 fouls in the game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Spartans were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game.

Marcus Bingham pitched in for the Spartans for this contest. He made 4 out of 7 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 13 points in his 18 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 15-4 so far this year. The Spartans commit 15.7 fouls per contest and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (27th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. Michigan State has totaled 1,411 points this year (74.3 per contest) and they collect 40.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Spartans are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks 79th in D-1.

The Michigan State defense allows 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 443) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 31.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 156th and 53rd in the country. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 86th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (23rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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