Bryant Bulldogs vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 3/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bryant Bulldogs vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Bryant (+18)

The Michigan State Spartans (27-6) will take on the Bryant Bulldogs (23-11) at Rocket Arena on Friday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Michigan State opens as 18-point favorites. The over/under is set at 152.

The Bryant Bulldogs faced Maine and earned the victory with a final of 79-59 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 19 and Maine finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also converted 1 of their 7 tries from beyond the arc. Maine walked away from this one shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, Maine pulled down 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maine dished out 9 assists and had 12 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Bryant allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 22 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Bryant ended with a 50.8% FG percentage (32 of 63) and made 5 out of their 17 3-pointers.

Barry Evans is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and snagged 7 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Bryant will enter this matchup with a record of 23-11 this season. They have an average of 82.4 points per contest (18th in D-1) on 46.0% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.7% on shots from distance (266 of 790) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Bryant is pulling in 41.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 509 assists on the campaign, which is 65th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are ranked 72nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 388 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.6% (905 of 2,178) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 32.4% on three-point shots and they are 239th in the country in PPG from their opponents (73.9).

When they last played, the Michigan State Spartans took a defeat with a final score of 77-74 when they played Wisconsin. The Spartans earned 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. Wisconsin committed 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 79.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Michigan State knocked down 7 out of their 19 tries (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Spartans finished the game shooting 24 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 40.7%. The Spartans allowed Wisconsin to convert 23 of 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6% for the contest. They went 31.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 29 and ended up shooting 22 of 28 at the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding how they rebounded, Michigan State allowed Wisconsin to snag 32 in total (5 offensive).

Jase Richardson ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans in the matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for this game. He made 5 out of 10 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

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Michigan State has a mark of 27-6 on the campaign. The Spartans have committed 17.0 fouls per contest while shooting 78.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.8 times per contest (21st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. Michigan State has totaled 2,579 points this year (78.2 per game) and they collect 39.8 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spartans are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 104th in D-1.

The Spartans are ranked 49th in the country in PPG given up with 67.2. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (25th in D-1). The Michigan State defense concedes 27.9% from downtown (221 of 791) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.5 assists and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 122nd and 16th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bryant (+18)

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