Michigan State vs Minnesota 1/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan State Spartans meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Breslin Center. The Minnesota Golden Gophers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Michigan State Spartans look to build on their eight-game winning streak.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 69.6 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.8 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Jamison Battle is averaging 18.2 points and 6.2 rebounds, while Payton Willis is averaging 15.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. EJ Stephens is the third double-digit scorer and Sean Sutherlin is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.9 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are allowing 26.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.6 rebounds per game.

The Michigan State Spartans are averaging 75.8 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 39.2 percent shooting. Gabe Brown is averaging 14.5 points and 1.1 assists, while Marcus Bingham Jr. is averaging 10.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. Max Christie is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Hall is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan State Spartans are allowing 28.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.1 rebounds per game.

The Golden Gophers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Spartans are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Golden Gophers last 7 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Spartans last 8 overall. The home team is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a feisty team that gets after it defensively, and they have one of the better players in the conference who gives them a fighting chance each night. However, the Michigan State Spartans are easily the more balanced team here, and they already beat Minnesota this season by eight points on the road. Minnesota has had issues in all of its big games this season. Thick number, but I’ll lay the chalk anyway.