Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Breslin Center is the site where the Michigan State Spartans (17-5) will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (18-4) on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced off with Penn State and walked away with a win by a score of 51-49 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Badgers ended up finishing with 13 while Penn State recorded 14 fouls. They made 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Penn State finished the game at 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 5 attempts. Moreover, Penn State had 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State dished out 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 31.6% from the floor on 18 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Badgers buried 3 of 6 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Wisconsin walked away from the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (21 out of 56) and made 6 of their 21 three-point shots.

Steven Crowl is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and snagged 4 boards. He notched 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Wisconsin will take the court with a win-loss record of 18-4 for the campaign. They have an average of 71.2 points per game (184th in the nation) while connecting on 41.8% from the field. The Badgers are connecting on 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (154 of 486) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wisconsin is grabbing 35.8 boards per contest and has 246 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 295th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 8.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 89th in D-1 in allowing assists with 250 relinquished for the season. The Badgers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (549 of 1,262) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.5% on 3-pointers and they are 102nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.3).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a score of 84-63 when they played Rutgers. The Spartans pulled down 12 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 18 in this contest. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. Rutgers committed 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 6 tries. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Michigan State made 11 of 24 tries (45.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 23 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. The Spartans permitted Rutgers to bury 32 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 61.5% in this contest. They shot 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Michigan State permitted Rutgers to collect 27 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Gabe Brown pitched in for the Spartans for the matchup. He made 7 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Michigan State has a mark of 17-5 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 69th in the nation. Michigan State has accumulated 1,622 pts so far this year (73.7 per contest) and they collect 38.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.1 times per contest (30th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The Spartans commit 16.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Spartans are ranked 109th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 66.4. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (48th in the country). The Michigan State defense gives up 29.9% on 3-point shots (149 of 499) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.5 assists and 31.8 total rebounds per game, which is 178th and 52nd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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