Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 3/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in Denton, TX

TV: CBS

The Michigan State Spartans (23-5) welcome the Wisconsin Badgers (22-6) at Breslin Center on Sunday.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced Washington and took home the win by a score of 88-62 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Badgers finished with 9 and Washington accounted for 15 fouls. They also knocked down 7 of 22 tries from three-point range. Washington went 37.5% when shooting free throws by converting 3 of their 8 attempts. Additionally, Washington collected 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Washington earned 10 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Badgers made 12 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Wisconsin ended with a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and made 10 of 30 shots from distance.

John Blackwell is someone who was important for this contest. He finished 56.3% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 10 boards. He racked up 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Wisconsin heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 22-6 this season. They turn it over 9.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Wisconsin is collecting 36.1 boards per game and has totaled 417 assists on the season, which is 117th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (284 of 784) and 83.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.9 pts per contest (26th in the nation) while hitting 47.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Badgers are able to force 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.8% from beyond the arc while they are 142nd in college in points per game allowed (70.5). The Badgers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (710 of 1,695) and they relinquish 32.7 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 52nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 328 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Michigan State Spartans walked away with a victory by a final of 58-55 when they faced Maryland. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Michigan State allowed Maryland to collect 30 in total (3 offensive). They finished 20.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 of 20 and finished the game at 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). The Spartans allowed Maryland to convert 15 of their 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.3% for the contest. When the game finished, the Spartans finished shooting 22 for 65 from the floor which had them at 33.8%. In reference to three-point shots, Michigan State made 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Maryland committed 13 fouls in this game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Spartans collected 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the matchup.

Jase Richardson was important for the Spartans in the matchup. He earned 15 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He made 6 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 23-5 this year. As an offensive team, the Spartans are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is 92nd in college. Michigan State has totaled 2,190 pts on the campaign (78.2 per contest) and they pull down 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.1 times per game (17th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Spartans commit 16.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on defense are ranked 48th in college in points allowed per game with 66.8. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (24th in D-1). The Michigan State defense surrenders 28.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (191 of 664) and opponents are making 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.5 assists and 30.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 124th and 13th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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