Butler vs Michigan State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/17/2021
Michigan State Spartans (1-1) vs. Butler Bulldogs (3-0)
November 17, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Butler Bulldogs +2.5 / Michigan State Spartans -2.5; Over/Under: +130
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The Michigan State Spartans and the Butler Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
The Michigan State Spartans will be looking to build on a 90-46 win over Western Michigan in their last game. Gabe Brown leads the Spartans with 13.5 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while A.J. Hoggard has 12 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG. Marcus Bingham Jr. has 11 PPG with 7.5 RPG and Joey Hauser’s averaging 10 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Michigan State so far this season. Julius Marble II also has 9 PPG and 6.5 RPG as well this season for the Spartans. As a team, Michigan State is averaging 82 PPG on 48.8% shooting from the field, 28.2% from three and 67.5% from the foul line while allowing 66.5 PPG on 37.1% from the field and 24.4% from three this season.
The Butler Bulldogs will attempt to build on a 70-59 win over Troy in their last game. Chuck Harris leads the Bulldogs in coring with 15.7 PPG along with 4.7 RPG and 3.3 APG while Jair Bolden has 14.3 PPG and Jayden Taylor has 13.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Butler so far this season. Bryce Nze also has 8.3 PPG with 7.3 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG as well this season. As a team, Butler is averaging 70.3 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 40.3% from three and 73.8% from the foul line while allowing 53 PPG on 37.8% shooting from the field and 22.9% from three this season.
Michigan State is 8-19 ATS in their last 27 games overall and 2-9 ATS in their last 11 road games while the under is 37-17-2 in their last 56 games following a win. The under is 4-1-1 in Butler’s last 6 home games.
I get the case that could be made for Sparty here as they’re always going to get that respect. However, I’m not sold on the Spartans personally and I just think that Hinkle Fieldhouse is a tough place to go on the road and get a win or cover regardless of who you are. I’ll take the free bucket with Butler in a game I think the Bulldogs win outright.
