Michigan State Spartans vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Peacock

The Michigan State Spartans (14-8) are headed to Williams Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-7).

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Maryland and walked away with a win by a score of 63-54 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Spartans finished with 14 while Maryland recorded 15 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 30 tries from long range. Maryland finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 13 tries. Moreover, Maryland totaled 25 rebounds (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Maryland earned 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Michigan State allowed the other team to shoot 30.9% from the field on 17 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spartans buried 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Michigan State walked away from the game having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 of 54) and converted 4 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Malik Hall is one guy who had an impact for this game. He finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and also snagged 7 boards. He accumulated 19 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Michigan State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 14-8 for the season. They are averaging 75.4 points per contest (151st in the nation) while going 47.4% from the field. The Spartans are hitting 36.5% on three-point shots (149 of 408) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Michigan State is grabbing 35.1 boards per game and has accumulated 384 dimes for the year, which ranks 18th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 10.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Spartans are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They concede 31.0% from 3-point land and they are 36th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.3). The Spartans are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.6% (493 of 1,244) and they surrender 34.1 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 119th in college hoops in giving up assists with 267 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers got the victory with a final of 75-66 against Northwestern. The Golden Gophers corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Northwestern committed 22 fouls in the game which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. In reference to shots from distance, Minnesota converted 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). In all, the Golden Gophers walked away from this one shooting 26 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 46.4%. The Golden Gophers permitted Northwestern to knock down 21 out of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.2% for the contest. They finished 47.8% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). Concerning rebounding, Minnesota permitted Northwestern to snag 33 in all (8 offensive).

Dawson Garcia was important for the Golden Gophers for this game. He recorded 20 points in his 42 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 14 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 14-7 for the campaign. The Golden Gophers are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 68.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.6 times per contest (5th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Minnesota has earned 1,606 points on the campaign (76.5 per game) and they pull in 37.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Golden Gophers are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 42nd in college basketball.

The Minnesota defense concedes 33.7% on 3-point shots (121 of 359) and their opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.3 dimes and 33.0 boards per game, which ranks them 223rd and 84th in those defensive categories. The Golden Gophers on the defensive end are ranked 92nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (116th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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