4:32 pm
February 16

Michigan State @ #11 Michigan

Who will WIN this matchup?

Michigan State Spartans (11-5)

@ #11 Michigan Wolverines (11-1)

 

Current odds:

Michigan State Spartans: (TBD)

Michigan Wolverines: (TBD)

 

• The line for this game is Michigan by 9 points.

• Michigan State (11-5, 6-5 B1G) is coming off a 78-65 win at Penn State Saturday (Feb. 13). MSU is averaging 77.2 points per game on 45.8 percent shooting while allowing 67.6 points per contest on 41.4 percent shooting to its opponents. The Spartans have a pair of double-figure scorers in Nia Clouden (19.1 ppg) and Alyza Winston (10.3 ppg), with three others averaging at least 8.0 points per game. U-M swept the season series from Michigan State last year.

• No. 11/12 Michigan returned to action after a two-week U-M Athletic Department shutdown, by playing at Purdue last Thursday, Feb. 11, and posted a 62-49 win. Prior to that, Michigan’s last game was Jan. 21 at No. 17 Ohio State, falling 81-77. The win over Purdue improved the Wolverines’ record to 11-1 overall and 6-1 in B1G action, currently in second in the league standings by winning percentage (.857), behind Maryland at 10-1 (.909).

• In the win at Purdue, Michigan led from start-to-finish, with junior forward Naz Hillmon and junior guard/forward Leigha Brown combining for 41 points, while Hillmon recording her ninth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

• Michigan is fourth in the B1G in scoring offense (79.8 ppg), while ranking third in the league in scoring defense (59.2 ppg), to rank second in the conference and ninth in the country in scoring margin (+20.6). The Wolverines also lead the league and rank 36th in the nation in field goal percentage defense, stymieing the opposition to just .362 per game. U-M’s offense is fourth in the conference and 14th in the country in field goal percentage (.474).

• Hillmon is second in the B1G and tied for third in the NCAA in scoring at 25.7 points per game, as well as leading the league and ranking ninth in the nation in rebounding (12.1 rpg). Hillmon is also second in both the conference and the country in field goal percentage (.643). Brown adds 19.8 ppg, while Johnson tallies 11.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg. Junior guard Amy Dilk leads U-M and ranks eighth in the B1G with 4.5 assists per game and also tops the team with 1.0 steals per game.

7/10
Confidence
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#11 Michigan Wolverines
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