The Brown Bears and Michigan State Spartans meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Breslin Center. The Brown Bears look for their seventh win. The Michigan State Spartans look for their seventh win.
The Brown Bears are averaging 65.4 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 64.1 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Kino Lilly Jr. is averaging 15.9 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Paxson Wojcik is averaging 12.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Nana Owusu-Anane is the third double-digit scorer, and Dan Friday is dishing 2.6 assists. The Brown Bears are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 55.8 percent from the free throw line. The Brown Bears are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.
The Michigan State Spartans are averaging 69.9 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Tyson Walker is averaging 14.4 points and 3.9 assists, while Joey Hauser is averaging 13.1 points and 7.6 rebounds. AJ Hoggard is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Hall is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan State Spartans are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Spartans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 7-0 in Bears last 7 overall. The over is 6-2 in Spartans last 8 overall.
The Brown Bears are getting good results, but they haven't really played anybody up to this point, so the jury is still out. The Michigan State Spartans have proven themselves against elite competition, and this is a game where they should be able to open things up a bit. The only concern with MSU here is there's an 11-day vacation after this spot. Sparty could take their foot off the gas a bit. Either way, I'll lay the points.
