Michigan State Spartans vs. Michigan Wolverines Odds

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Spartans (-2)
Game Total Line: (133)
(wagering lines available at Topbet)

The Michigan State Spartans will look to bounce back from a stunning loss to Northwestern their last time out when they go on the road to face the rival Michigan Wolverines in a huge Big Ten clash this Tuesday night. The game is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Michigan State’s 81-74 loss to Northwestern this past Saturday as a five-point road favorite was its first loss in the Big Ten this season against four previous wins. The Spartans are now 15-3 straight-up overall and 10-5 against the spread. They are 5-2 ATS on the road and the total has gone 3-3-1 in the seven games.

Draymond Green has led the way for Michigan State with a team-high 15.8 points and 10.1 rebounds a game. He is shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from three-point range. Keith Appling is chipping-in an additional 12.9 points and leads the team in assists with 3.8 a game. The Spartans are averaging 76.7 points a game and ranked ninth in the nation in rebounds with 40.7 a game.

Michigan fell to 14-4 SU overall and 4-2 SU in the Big Ten with a 75-59 loss to Iowa as a 2.5-point road favorite this past Saturday. The Wolverines are now 8-7 ATS with the total going ‘over’ in nine of their 15 games this season. They are a perfect 11-0 SU at home, but just 4-4 ATS.

They are averaging 69.3 points a game and their 33.8 rebounds a game ranks them in the bottom-third of Division I. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke are combining for 30 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 7.5 assists a game and each shooting 43 percent from the floor. Michigan has really struggled from three-point range this season; hitting just 34.8 percent of its attempts.

The Spartans are 4-0 ATS in their last four games following an ATS loss and 4-1 ATS in their last five conference games. The total has gone ‘over’ in six of their last eight games following a SU loss.

The Wolverines are 15-6 ATS in their last 21 games at home and 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games against the Big Ten. The total has gone ‘over’ in nine of their last 12 games following a SU loss.

Head-to-head in this series, Michigan State is 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings and 1-4 ATS in their last five trips to Michigan. The total has stayed ‘under’ in four of the last five meetings.

Look for the recent trends in this series to hold true for Tuesday night’s contest as Michigan defends its home court with a hard-fought victory over its in-state rival.
Take the Michigan Wolverines +2 at Bovada