7:00 PM EST, ESPN2 - Line: Michigan State -8.5, Over/Under: 151 Anther week and yet another crucial matchup in the Big Ten, as the No. 18 Iowa Hawkeyes battle the No. 24 Michigan State Spartans from the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. In a year in which there hasn't been any semblance of a clear-cut favorite to win the National Title, no conference has embodied that notion than the Big Ten where nearly half of the conference remains … [Read more...]
Michigan State @ (22) Illinois
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Michigan State -1.5, Over/Under: 141.5 A pair of teams who not long ago were contending for Big Ten supremacy now find themselves reeling from successive defeats, as the fading Michigan State Spartans try to stop the bleeding at the No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini from State farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. It seems like ages ago, but believe it or not, Michigan State (16-8, 8-5 in Big Ten) entered this season as … [Read more...]
(3) Texas Tech vs (2) Michigan State
8:49 EST, CBS - Line: Michigan State -3, Over/Under: 133 While nobody quite expected this to be the other matchup in the Final Four, it can certainly be expected that this second National Semifinal featuring the Third-Seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Second-Seeded Michigan State Spartans will be a defensive war worthy of mythic lore. The most unlikely participant at this stage of the Big Dance, Texas Tech (30-6, 14-4 in Big XII) have … [Read more...]
(6) Michigan State @ (19) Iowa
7:00 PM EST, FS1 - Line: Michigan State -5, Over/Under: 157 A key Big Ten battle highlights tonight's action, as the Sixth-Ranked Michigan State Spartans travel to Iowa City to face the Nineteenth-Ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. After last year's disappointing early ousting in the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State (17-2, 8-0 in Big Ten) has slowly rounded into one of the more formidable teams in the country, winning twelve … [Read more...]
(11) Syracuse vs (3) Michigan State
2:40 PM EST, CBS - Line: Michigan State -8.5, Over/Under: 129.5 Two of the more decorated Programs in College Basketball meet in a juicy 3-11 Matchup for the right to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, as the Third Seed Michigan State Spartans battle the Eleven Seed Syracuse Orange in the Third Round of the Midwest Regional from Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Many were surprised (including Jim Boeheim himself) as Syracuse (22-13, 8-10 … [Read more...]