Head coach Tom Izzo led the Spartans to the 2019 Big Ten Conference Tournament championship. Since then, the Spartan program has slipped. Certainly, Sparty is still a winning College Basketball odds program that is Big Dance bound. But Michigan State is not a serious Final Four contender. Additionally, Michigan State has lost much of its shine with gamblers. Sparty did not provide reliable board value in the 2022-23 campaign. And there was no consistency on the hardwood either. Michigan State beat the teams it should have beaten. While it lost to those programs that are superior.
Michigan State 2023 Big Ten Conference Tournament
| Date and Time: | Friday, March 10, 2023, Time TBD |
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| Location: | United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| TV Coverage: | BTN |
| Michigan State Spartans Big Ten Championship odds at SBG: | +600 |
Spartans Big Ten Tournament SBG Odds Overview
Specifically, the Spartans will face the winner of Thursday’s online betting matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the winner of Wednesday’s game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers. Tipoff time at United Center, Chicago, IL, is TBD on Thursday afternoon, with television coverage on BTN.
Spartans Team Overview
Overall, the Spartans are 19-11 straight up, 15-15 against the spread, and 16-14 over/under the total. Michigan State has national metrics of 199th for scoring offense, 153rd for field goal percentage, 3rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 29th for free throw percentage, and 152nd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Michigan State is 99th for scoring defense, 70th for field goal percentage permitted, 33rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 139th for defensive rebounding.
Michigan State failed to cover three of its last five games. Also, the Spartans went over the NCAABB betting total in all five of those matchups. Tyson Walker leads MSU with 14.8 points per game.
Namely, AJ Hoggard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half. And thanks to that effort, Michigan State finished the regular season with an 84-78 win over Ohio State on Saturday. Additionally, Joey Hauser added 16, Tyson Walker 15, Jaden Akins 13, and Malik Hall 10. It made for a meaningful Senior Day for the Spartans.
Spartans Team Stats
Overall, Spartans shot 55% and 12 of 20 from the arc. Correlate that it was MSU’s fourth straight game with ten or more 3-pointers and 49 over that span. Michigan State led OSU by 11 after a Hoggard basket to open the second half. Subsequently, Ohio State got within three points after a 7-0 run. However, the Buckeyes didn’t get that close again after Walker drove for a layup. Also, Hoggard added two free throws. It was the first of 11 points Hoggard scored in the final 3 1/2 minutes, including the Spartans’ final five.
Accordingly, 3-pointers by Hoggard, Hall, and Tre Holloman was part of an early 13-0 run that broke a tie and put the Spartans in front. By contrast, Ohio State flopped at the start with 1-of-9 shooting. Michigan State led 43-34 at halftime after shooting 57%. Including 8 of 14 3-point attempts. Hall led the way with 10 points. Although Michigan State closed the season on a high note, gamblers don’t know what to think of their championship ability. Most important of all to sharps is ensuring that they can get maximum betting value on the Spartans.