Michigan State vs. Purdue – College Basketball Odds & Picks: With a one-game lead in the BIG TEN standings over NO. 14 Michigan State, third-ranked Purdue will try to hold off the Spartans in a major conference battle at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., Sunday. Tip off is slated for 4 pm Eastern. This game will be televised nationally on CBS.
College basketball oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com list the Boilermakers as 3 1/2-chalk favorites versus the Spartans with a 135 total. Oddsmakers have currently decided to stay away from posting moneyline odds.
After winning ten straight games in the month of January, the Spartans have hit a slump losing four of their last six games. Michigan State lost a 67-74 heartbreaker at home last Sunday to Ohio State as 3 1/2-point favorites. The combined score went OVER the posted 136 total. Michigan State has been successful on the road this season, winning seven games on an opponent's home court, including six in conference play, ranking the Spartans tied with Purdue and Ohio State for most in the conference.
Purdue will be looking for their 11th straight victory when they play Michigan State Sunday but will have to do it without forward Robbie Hummel who recently suffered a season ending knee injury. The Boilermakers have won five-straight home games heading into Sunday’s action. Purdue opponents are shooting just 39.1 percent from the floor in the Boiler’s last eight games, and just 39.5 percent from the field at Mackey Arena this season.
College Basketball Picks: This game is expected to go down to the wire. Best Bet – Take the Spartans to keep it close and cover the +3 1/2-point spread.
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