Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: Peacock

The Michigan State Spartans (12-8) are welcoming the Michigan Wolverines (7-13) at Breslin Center on Tuesday.

The Michigan Wolverines faced Iowa and took a loss by a score of 88-78 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 14 and Iowa had 18 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 16 attempts from 3-point range. Iowa ended up shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, Iowa totaled 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Iowa doled out 14 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Michigan allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 28 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 15 of 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Michigan wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 9 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Terrance Williams is a player who played a role for this contest. He ended up shooting 37.5% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He played for 37 mins and snagged 3 boards. He notched 16 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Michigan will play this game with a win-loss record of 7-13 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Michigan is snagging 36.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 276 dimes so far this season, which is 177th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wolverines are hitting 37.2% on shots from distance (176 of 473) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.7 points per outing (74th in the country) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wolverines are forcing 10.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 166th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 258 conceded for the campaign. The Wolverines are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (574 of 1,268) and they concede 35.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.1% on three-point shots and they rank 339th in D-1 in points per game allowed (79.2).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a score of 81-66 when they played Wisconsin. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State allowed Wisconsin to snag 30 in total (9 offensive). They went 36.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 9 of 25 and ended up going 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Spartans allowed Wisconsin to make 29 of their 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Spartans finished the game shooting 25 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 41.7%. When talking about 3-pointers, Michigan State buried 6 of their 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. Wisconsin was called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spartans to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Spartans corralled 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 23 for the contest.

A.J. Hoggard ended up being a factor for the Spartans in this matchup. He made 6 of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this contest.

Michigan State has a mark of 12-8 on the season. The Spartans commit 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.5 times per game (19th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Michigan State has totaled 1,514 pts this year (75.7 per game) and they pull in 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Spartans are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 61st in Division 1.

The Michigan State defense allows 31.1% on 3-point attempts (150 of 483) and their opposition makes 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.4 dimes and 34.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 144th and 150th in college hoops. The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 46th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.0. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (27th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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