Indiana Hoosiers vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (19-8) are on their way to Breslin Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (16-10).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Illinois and notched a win by a score of 71-68 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Hoosiers ended up walking away with 17 and Illinois finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. Illinois finished 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 18 tries. Furthermore, Illinois snagged 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Illinois earned 9 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. Indiana finished with a 43.9% FG percentage (29 out of 66) and converted 5 out of their 11 three-point attempts.

Trayce Jackson-Davis is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 12 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and pulled down 12 rebounds. He finished shooting 63.2% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Indiana heads into this one with a record of 19-8 for the campaign. They are averaging 75.8 pts per game (85th in the nation) while shooting 49.2% from the field. The Hoosiers are shooting 38.0% on 3-pointers (162 of 426) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 36.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 424 assists for the year, which ranks 46th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoosiers are able to force 11.5 turnovers every game and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are ranked 61st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 301 surrendered on the campaign. The Hoosiers are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.8% (649 of 1,591) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 32.0% on shots from distance and they are 98th in college basketball in opponents points per game (67.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans went home defeated by a final of 84-72 when they faced Michigan. The Spartans pulled down 18 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in the game. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 2 steals in this game. Michigan committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 90.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Michigan State converted 7 out of their 19 attempts (36.8%). When the game finished, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 28 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Spartans allowed Michigan to convert 29 out of their 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.2% in this contest. They finished 34.6% from distance by hitting 9 out of 26 and ended up going 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Michigan State allowed Michigan to pull down 37 in all (13 offensive).

Joey Hauser was important for the Spartans for the game. He scored 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist. He converted 6 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Michigan State has a record of 16-10 for the campaign. The Spartans commit 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (82nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. Michigan State has tallied 1,769 pts for the campaign (68.0 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Spartans are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 204th in the nation.

The Michigan State defense allows 29.2% on 3-pointers (166 of 569) and their opposition makes 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.3 dimes and 33.3 total boards per game, which ranks 144th and 129th in those defensive categories. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 59th in the nation in points given up per game with 65.3. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (43rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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