Michigan State Spartans vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

Kohl Center is where the Wisconsin Badgers (15-4) will attempt to beat the Michigan State Spartans (12-7) on Friday.

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Maryland and took home the win by a score of 61-59 in their last game. Michigan State ended the contest having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 50) and made 7 out of their 16 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Spartans converted 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 20 with 2 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists for this contest as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to the defense, Michigan State allowed 42.0% from the floor on 21 out of 50 shooting. Maryland totaled 8 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Maryland totaled 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Maryland finished the contest at 81.8% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 11 shots. They knocked down 8 of their 22 shots from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans ended up with 14 and Maryland accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Tyson Walker is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He went 35.7% from the floor and also earned 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 14 shooting.

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Michigan State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-7 this year. They currently have an average of 76.2 points per game (136th in the nation) on 47.4% from the field. The Spartans are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (130 of 359) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Michigan State is snagging 36.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 337 assists for the season, which has them ranked 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Spartans are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They surrender 30.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 37th in the country in points per game allowed (65.2). The Spartans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.4% (427 of 1,085) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 152nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 237 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away with a victory by a final of 61-59 against Minnesota. When it comes to team rebounding, Wisconsin permitted Minnesota to pull down 28 in total (7 offensive). They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 13 from the charity stripe (38.5%). The Badgers permitted Minnesota to knock down 22 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Badgers finished 23 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. In regard to shots from distance, Wisconsin buried 7 out of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. Minnesota had 14 fouls for this game which got the Badgers to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Badgers were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

Tyler Wahl was important for the Badgers for the game. He buried 6 of 7 in the game for a field goal rate of 85.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup.

Wisconsin has a record of 15-4 so far this year. The Badgers are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (246th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. Wisconsin has scored 1,438 pts this season (75.7 per game) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Badgers are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 52nd in the nation.

The Badgers on defense are ranked 70th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.9. They have forced 11.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (298th in college hoops). The Wisconsin defense gives up 35.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (135 of 376) and opponents are making 68.4% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.7 assists and 28.6 rebounds every game, which is 30th and 4th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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