Michigan State Spartans vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Michigan State Spartans (6-2) are on their way to Williams Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3).

The Michigan State Spartans faced off with North Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 94-91 in their last contest. Michigan State finished the contest having earned a 54.1% FG percentage (33 of 61) and converted 4 of their 16 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Spartans converted 24 of 31 tries for a percentage of 77.4%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists in the game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defending, Michigan State allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 32 out of 64 shooting. North Carolina distributed 17 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina shot 76.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 21 attempts. They made 11 of their 23 shots from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans ended up walking away with 19 while North Carolina totaled 22 personal fouls.

Tre Holloman is one guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the game at 55.6% from the field and earned 7 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins and collected 2 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Michigan State steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 6-2 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Michigan State is pulling in 40.4 rebounds per game and has 137 assists on the year, which has them ranked 53rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are shooting 22.4% on shots from distance (36 of 161) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.5 points per game (99th in D-1) on 47.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 242nd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 109 relinquished for the year. The Spartans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (198 of 475) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 31.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 155th in the country in points per game from their opponents (69.9).

When they last played, the Minnesota Golden Gophers walked away with a victory by a final of 79-62 against Bethune-Cookman. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota allowed Bethune-Cookman to grab 23 in total (3 on the offensive side). They shot 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 out of 20 and finished the contest at 4 of 9 at the charity stripe (44.4%). The Golden Gophers permitted Bethune-Cookman to make 24 out of their 52 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Gophers finished shooting 29 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Minnesota converted 11 of 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Bethune-Cookman committed 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Golden Gophers pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game.

Dawson Garcia was important for the Golden Gophers for the contest. He converted 8 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in the matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 6-3 so far this season. As an offense, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which ranks them 260th in the country. Minnesota has accumulated 580 points on the campaign (64.4 per game) and they average 34.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.7 times per game (89th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game. The Golden Gophers commit 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 61.4% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense gives up 31.1% from downtown (52 of 167) and opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They concede 10.7 dimes and 34.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 55th and 175th in college hoops. The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 58.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (90th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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