Some thoughts on this game:
For OSU- No player on the Buckeye roster has lost at MSU's Breslin Center. They've had great success at MSU, including last year when they were getting crushed and then came back to win in order to secure a share of the regular season title with the Spartans. Also, the Buckeyes have had all week to prepare as their last game was the home win over scUM last Saturday. And they are getting 2 / 2.5 points.
For MSU- I follow this team religiously. As an alum and former MSU athlete, I was close to the program when I was there, and I still have a finger on the pulse of MSU. This past week was the turning point in the season. Every year Izzo will catch momentum at some point and the team will begin to ascend. This is that point. They have been fairly average for most of the season, but the "fight" at PSU galvanized the troops and Adrian Payne is developing into one of the best bigs in the country and playing at an extremely high level. He is from Ohio and dominated Sullinger last year and always gets up for the Bucks. The students are back on campus and settled into their routine and Breslin will be a thunderdome. This is the start of a brutal stretch of games in the Big Ten for Sparty and they have to have this home win over OSU.
I don't bet on MSU games, but I like them in this spot. Izzo has Deshaun Thomas in the scopes and the Bucks don't have a lot of other scoring options. Good luck everyone.
For OSU- No player on the Buckeye roster has lost at MSU's Breslin Center. They've had great success at MSU, including last year when they were getting crushed and then came back to win in order to secure a share of the regular season title with the Spartans. Also, the Buckeyes have had all week to prepare as their last game was the home win over scUM last Saturday. And they are getting 2 / 2.5 points.
For MSU- I follow this team religiously. As an alum and former MSU athlete, I was close to the program when I was there, and I still have a finger on the pulse of MSU. This past week was the turning point in the season. Every year Izzo will catch momentum at some point and the team will begin to ascend. This is that point. They have been fairly average for most of the season, but the "fight" at PSU galvanized the troops and Adrian Payne is developing into one of the best bigs in the country and playing at an extremely high level. He is from Ohio and dominated Sullinger last year and always gets up for the Bucks. The students are back on campus and settled into their routine and Breslin will be a thunderdome. This is the start of a brutal stretch of games in the Big Ten for Sparty and they have to have this home win over OSU.
I don't bet on MSU games, but I like them in this spot. Izzo has Deshaun Thomas in the scopes and the Bucks don't have a lot of other scoring options. Good luck everyone.
