Michigan State Spartans vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 2/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Crisler Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: FOX

The Michigan Wolverines (20-5) are hosting the Michigan State Spartans (21-5) at Crisler Center on Friday.

The Michigan State Spartans played Purdue and went home with a win by a final score of 75-66 in their last game. Michigan State walked away from the game having earned a 58.3% field goal percentage (28 of 48) and knocked down 4 out of their 13 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spartans made 15 of 21 tries for a rate of 71.4%. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 22 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 20 assists for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding defense, Michigan State allowed 51.1% from the floor on 24 out of 47 shooting. Purdue earned 16 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Purdue collected 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Purdue finished shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 11 attempts. They buried 9 of their 24 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans finished with 13 and Purdue had 20 personal fouls.

Jase Richardson is someone who was a major factor in the game. He ended up scoring 12 points on 3 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Michigan State comes into this contest with a mark of 21-5 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 79.1 points per game (62nd in the nation) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Spartans are connecting on 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc (143 of 491) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Michigan State is pulling down 39.8 rebounds per game and has 459 dimes so far this season, which is 15th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group they commit 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Spartans have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are giving up 29.2% on 3-point shots and they are 58th in college in points per game allowed (67.4). The Spartans defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (614 of 1,527) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 134th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 334 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan Wolverines got the victory with a final of 86-83 when they played Ohio State. The Wolverines were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. Ohio State was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.5%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Michigan knocked down 7 out of 21 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Wolverines ended up going 33 out of 68 from the floor which had them shooting 48.5%. The Wolverines allowed Ohio State to make 28 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9% for the game. They went 36.0% from distance by hitting 9 of 25 and ended up going 18 out of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Michigan allowed Ohio State to snag 28 in all (9 offensive).

Vladislav Goldin pitched in for the Wolverines in this matchup. He earned 20 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for this game. He made 9 of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 20-5 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Wolverines are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which ranks 15th in the nation. Michigan has scored 2,040 points for the year (81.6 per contest) and they snag 38.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.7 times per contest (28th in college) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per game. The Wolverines have committed 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Wolverines are ranked 164th in college in points allowed per game with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the field (42nd in college hoops). The Michigan defense concedes 31.2% on shots from distance (183 of 587) and their opposition makes 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 32.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 38th and 84th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Michigan and under the total points

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