Northwestern vs. Michigan State College Basketball Odds & Predictions: Coming off two one-point victories on the road, the No. 5 ranked Michigan State Spartans return home to host the Northwestern Wildcats. Off to the best conference start in school history, the Spartans look to remain perfect in Big Ten play, while Northwestern is in search of a résumé building win. Start time for the game is set for 7 pm Eastern.
College basketball oddsmakers at online sportsbook BetUS.com list the Spartans as 13 1/2-point favorites versus the Cats. Michigan State is giving -1200 odds on the BetUS moneyline while Northwestern backers are getting +750 odds.
Michigan State defeated Northwestern, 91-70, back on Jan. 2, in Evanston. The game was close for most of the first half and NU held a 30-27 lead with 4:48 remaining in the period. MSU would close the stanza on a 14-3 run, capped by a Raymar Morgan 3-pointer to take a 41-33 lead into the break. Leading 51-43 at the 14:39 mark, MSU went on a 12-0 to take control of the contest. The Spartans led by as many as 26 in the second half. MSU's 21-point win was its largest margin of victory in a league road game since a 27-point win at Penn State in 2007. Kalin Lucas led MSU with 21 points, while John Shurna led NU with 29, the most by any Spartan opponent on the season.
College Basketball Predictions: Michigan State is a no-brainer in this one SU and will probably cover the -13 Chalk ATS. Remember that MSU clobbered Northwestern on the road by 21 earlier in the month.
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