Michigan State Spartans vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/03/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, March 3, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  MSU +6, OSU -6; Over/Under:  139.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  MSU +6.5, OSU -6.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  MSU +6.5, OSU -6.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

 

Michigan State Spartans:  19-10 (6th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  18-9 (5th place, Big Ten)

 

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Michigan State Spartans:  1-4 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

MSU is coming into this game with a 19-10 record overall and they are 5-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 19th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-8 in their conference games this season. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Purdue Boilermakers while their 4 losses in that span came against the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Michigan Wolverines in their last game. Gabe Brown led the team in points in that game with 12 while Tyson Walker was next on the team with 11 points. Walker led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Julius Marble and Joey Hauser off the bench both led the team in rebounds with 4 each. They were 45.8% from the field, 31.3% from 3-point range, and 57.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 PPG against them. MSU has an ATS record of 14-15 this season and their O/U record is 14-14-1.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with an 18-9 record overall and they are 12-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 19th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 11-7 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Illinois Fighting Illini but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Maryland Terrapins and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game. EJ Liddell led the team in points in that game with 27 while Malaki Branham was next on the team with 16 points. Eugene Brown III led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Liddell led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 38.6% from the field, 29.2% from 3-point range, and 79.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.1 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 14-13 this season and their O/U record is 15-12.

 

MSU is coming into this game playing in very poor form in their recent games. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but they have been even worse on the road recently as they have lost 4 straight games on the road with 3 of those losses coming by double digits. They have been in a spiral recently and they are even coming off of a loss by close to 20 points against their rival Michigan. Ohio State has also not been playing well in their recent games losing 2 straight and both losses were against some very bad teams in the Big Ten. They have been a very good team at home though with a 12-2 record there and they are coming off of a loss by 8 points against Nebraska, the worst team in the Big Ten. They will be hungry for a win here to make up for that awful performance at home in their last game and they have been a much better team than MSU has been this season anyway. OSU should get the win at home here as MSU has not been playing well but both teams will be hungry with the season winding down so this hould be a single digit win for OSU.

 

Michigan State Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, March 3, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is OSU 81 MSU 72.

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Michigan State Spartans: 12-20 ATS in road games. 25-34 ATS against conference opponents. 25-15 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 25-16 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 27-18 ATS in all home games. 180-131 UNDER in all home games.

 

 

Michigan State Spartans:  None.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  Z. Key (F) Ques Thurs - Ankle injury. S. Towns (F) Mid March - Back injury. J. Sueing (F) Out indefinitely - Abdominal injury.

 

 

"I'm mad. I wanted to win as much as anybody. This was a home game for me." - Gabe Brown after their loss against Michigan.

 

 

 

"We have to correct what we can correct. The bottom line is is we're not connected enough on either end right now. We did not play together enough on either end. We just did not. That's my fault." - Chris Holtmann on his team’s loss against Nebraska.

 

 

 

M. Bingham 

G. Brown 

Max Christie 

J. Hauser 

T. Walker

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: G. Brown (11.4)

APG: A. Hoggard (5.2)

RPG: M. Bingham Jr. (6)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (19.3)

APG: J. Wheeler (3.2)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.5)

 

Coaches:

Michigan State Spartans: Tom Izzo (27th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)