Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction & Picks - NCAA Women
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by Travis Pulver | in Basketball Picks
The No. 7 Michigan Wolverines will keep their fading Big Ten title hopes alive today when they host their hated rival, the No. 13 Michigan State Spartans, at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. MI. Fans can follow the action on FS1 once this Big Ten battle gets underway at 4 p.m. EST.
For Michigan to win the Big Ten, the Wolverines must win their four remaining games, all against ranked teams, starting with the Spartans today. Since the Bruins hold a two-game lead and own the tiebreaker, they’ll need a lot of help. They just played Michigan State in East Lansing on February 1. It took an overtime period to decide the winner, which was Michigan, 94-91. Since then, the Wolverines are 2-1, with a loss to UCLA last Sunday (69-66). As for the Spartans, Michigan State has had a tougher road since then, facing two ranked teams and losing to both (along with a win over Penn State). They last played on Wednesday, February 11, when they lost to UCLA at home, 86-63.
Michigan has done better against ranked teams this season, going 3-3 vs. the AP Top 25, while Michigan State is 3-4.
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Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Form
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| Teams | % | P | W | L | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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18
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0.828 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
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45
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0.759 | 29 | 22 | 7 |
Michigan Wolverines - Michigan State Spartans Key Points
- Michigan State leads the all-time series vs. Michigan, 37-23.
- Michigan won the last two, but Michigan State won three of the last five.
- Both teams have offenses inside the top ten in the nation, averaging 86.6 points per game (Michigan) and 84.4 points per game (Michigan State).
- Michigan State has an effective field goal percentage of 54.2% while Michigan’s is 52.6%.
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Our Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction
If the first matchup had been early in the Big Ten schedule for both teams and the Spartans had lost a vital player to injury since then, I’d expect a 10.5-point spread favoring the Wolverines at home. But there has been no such injury, and these teams just played to a 94-91 OT conclusion on Feb. 1. Michigan should be favored, but not by double digits.
Our Michigan State vs. Michigan Pick: Spartans +10.5
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