Michigan State Spartans vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/08/2022

Game Time: 2:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 8, 2022

Venue:  Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  MSU +2.5, Michigan -2.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  MSU +2.5, Michigan -2.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  MSU +2.5, Michigan -2.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Michigan State Spartans:  13-2 (1st place, Big Ten)

Michigan Wolverines:  7-6 (11th place, Big Ten)

 

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Michigan State Spartans:  5-0 last 5

Michigan Wolverines:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

MSU is coming into this game with a 13-2 record overall and they are 3-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 5th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-0 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Baylor Bears but they have gone on an 8 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Louisville Cardinals, the Toledo Rockets, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, the High Point Panthers, the Northwestern Wildcats, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game. Max Christie led the team in points in that game with 21 while Gabe Brown was next on the team with 14 points. Joey Hauser and Tyson Walker both led the team in assists in that game with 5 each while Hauser led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 51.8% from the field, 47.1% from 3-point range, and 68.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.5 PPG against them. MSU has an ATS record of 9-6 this season and their O/U record is 7-7-1.

 

 

 

 

Michigan is coming into this game with a 7-6 record overall and they are 4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 4th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-2 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Central Florida Knights and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Hunter Dickinson led the team in points in that game with 25 while Moussa Diabaté was next on the team with 15 points. Eli Brooks led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Diabate led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 45.8% from the field, 20% from 3-point range, and 76.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. Michigan has an ATS record of 5-8 this season and their O/U record is 6-7.

 

MSU is coming into this game as a 2.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. MSU has been playing very well all season and they have been great on the road with a 3-0 record in those games and they have a 4-0 record in their conference games as well. Michigan has been a disappointing team all season, they started the year off as a ranked team and ranked pretty high as well but they have fallen off completely with a 7-6 record that is barely scraping on the winning side. They also have a losing record in their conference games so far at 1-2 and they have even struggled to win games at home with a 4-2 record there. MSU has been tearing through their conference opponents and they will continue to do so here against a Michigan team that they are a lot better than. The best bet to place in this game is on MSU to cover the spread here as they will win this game.

 

Michigan State Michigan Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 8, 2022 (2:30 pm ET start time) is MSU 74 Michigan 68.

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Michigan State Spartans: 6-11 O/U when the line is +3 to -3. 14-22 O/U 6-11 O/U as an underdog. 17-27 O/U against conference opponents. 3-12 O/U in January games. 62-99 O/U when playing only their 3rd game in a week.

Michigan Wolverines: 7-3 ATS in a home game where the total is 140 to 144.5. 24-18 ATS against conference opponents. 23-17 ATS after a conference game. 88-56 ATS after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds. 16-6 ATS after 2 straight games where they had 5 or less steals.

 

 

Michigan State Spartans:  S. Izzo (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. D. Smith (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury.

Michigan Wolverines:  None.

 

 

“I never saw him lose his confidence other than maybe one week where he was a little down and you could tell and that’s when I told him, ‘Michael Jordan misses shots and other people miss shots. He’s very hard on himself which is a great quality until it works in the reverse, and it was for about a week, but he just got in there, kept shooting, made a few little adjustments on a shot. He was swinging the ball a little bit in but his shot has looked good ever since I’ve seen [the team] shoot.” - Tom Izzo on helping Max Christie through his shooting troubles.

 

 

“They hit some bombs from deep. Some deep, deep threes. And they hit them early and that generated some within those players as well got the fans into it. There were also some times where we did have a defensive breakdown to allow some of those threes. Those are teachable moments, and we’ll continue to keep teaching and growing, and I trust we will get better in those areas. We will learn how to finish games.” - Juwan Howard on his team’s loss against Rutgers.

 

 

 

M. Bingham 

G. Brown 

Max Christie 

J. Hauser 

T. Walker

 

Eli Brooks 

H. Dickinson 

C. Houstan 

B. Johns Jr 

D. Jones

 

 

PPG: G. Brown (14.5)

APG: T. Walker (5.2)

RPG: M. Bingham Jr. (7.8)

 

PPG: H. Dickinson (16.1)

APG: D. Jones (3.8)

Reb/G: H. Dickinson (8.8)

 

Coaches:

Michigan State Spartans: Tom Izzo (27th season)

Michigan Wolverines: Juwan Howard (3rd season)