Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 3/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS

Breslin Center is where the Michigan State Spartans (25-5) will go up against the Michigan Wolverines (22-8) on Sunday.

The Michigan Wolverines faced off with Maryland and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-65 in their last contest. Michigan finished the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and buried 7 of 20 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 4 of 7 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. Maryland dished out 9 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Maryland had 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland went 73.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 19 tries. They converted 9 of 25 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 18 while Maryland racked up 12 fouls.

Danny Wolf is one player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also pulled down 8 boards. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Michigan steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 22-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 79.1 points per contest (60th in the country) while shooting 48.1% from the floor. The Wolverines are shooting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (254 of 740) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Michigan is pulling down 38.0 boards per game and has totaled 483 dimes on the year, which is 54th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wolverines are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 37th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 334 surrendered for the campaign. The Wolverines defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.8% (770 of 1,886) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 165th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.4).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 91-84 when they played Iowa. Concerning team rebounding, Michigan State permitted Iowa to get 32 in all (10 offensive). They finished 39.1% from distance by shooting 9 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Spartans permitted Iowa to make 30 out of 63 tries from the field which had them at 47.6% for the game. When the game finished, the Spartans shot 31 for 61 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, Michigan State made 9 of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Iowa was called for 25 personal fouls for this game which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Spartans earned 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game.

Jase Richardson ended up having an impact for the Spartans for this game. He tallied 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup. He made 7 out of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Michigan State has a mark of 25-5 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spartans are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 104th in college hoops. Michigan State has tallied 2,352 pts this year (78.4 per game) and they collect 40.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.1 times per game (17th in the country) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. The Spartans are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans defensively are ranked 49th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.2. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (20th in college hoops). The Michigan State defense gives up 28.5% on shots from distance (205 of 719) and opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.6 dimes and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 128th and 17th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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