The Washington Huskies and the Michigan State Spartans meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Value City Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Michigan State vs Washington Prediction.
Washington Recap
The Washington Huskies come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-77 Illinois last time out to fall to 10-5 on the year. After this game, Washington will head on the road to take on Michigan.
Huskies Looking To Rebound
Great Osobor leads the Huskies across the board with team-highs of 14.3 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 3.5 APG and 2.3 SPG while Tyler Harris has 12.1 PPG and 5.3 RPG so far this season. Zoom Diallo also has 10.9 PPG and 2.9 APG as well on the year for Washington, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Washington so far this season. DJ Davis also has 9.1 PPG and Mekhi Mason’s added 8.1 PPG this season. As a team, Washington is averaging 74.4 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 65% from the foul line this season.
Why the Washington Huskies will win
- Washington has won each of its last six Thursday games.
Michigan State Recap
The Michigan State Spartans come into this one looking to keep the momentum going after improving to 12-2 on the year with a 69-62 win over Ohio State last time out. After this game, the Spartans will head back on the road for a matchup with Northwestern.
Spartans Win 7th Straight
Jaden Akins leads the Spartans in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 4.1 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Michigan State so far this year. Jase Richardson’s posted 9.3 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 2.2 APG while Frankie Fidler has 8.6 PPG and 3.1 RPG and Jaxon Kohler has 8.1 PPG with 8.5 RPG to lead the Spartans on the glass. Coen Carr has 8.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Jeremy Fears Jr. has dished out a team-high 6 APG as well on the year. As a team, Michigan State is averaging 81.1 PPG on 47.4% shooting from the field, 28% from three and 81.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Michigan State Spartans will win
- Michigan State has won each of its last eight games at Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
- Washington has lost 20 of its last 22 games against AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Sixteen of Michigan State’s last 18 night games against Conference opponents at Jack Breslin Student Events Center have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.
- Eight of Washington’s last nine night games against AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 145 or fewer points.
Michigan State vs Washington Prediction
I’m on the Spartans here. I get the case to be made for a sizeable underdog in conference play like Washington, but this is just a bad matchup for the Huskies here. The Huskies were able to keep Illinois within arms’ reach because the Illini shoot a lot of threes and one strength of Washington’s defense is defending the perimeter. However, that is the opposite of what Michigan State likes to do, as they like to get inside and score inside as well as draw fouls and get to the line, which Washington also does a lot of as well. I think this is one of those games that just sees the margin get wider and wider and all of a sudden Michigan State’s winning and covering in a runaway so I’ll lay the points with the Spartans here.
