Tonight, the No. 13 Michigan State Spartans travel to Madison, WI to battle the Wisconsin Badgers.
Records: Michigan State 16-3 (5-1 in Big Ten), Wisconsin (4-1 in Big Ten)
Kick-off: 7 p.m. EST
Television: ESPN
Spread: Wisconsin by 5.5
Over/under: OFF
Last meeting: Michigan State 65, Wisconsin 52 (2012)
Points per game: The Spartans are averaging 70.3 points per game while Wisconsin is averaging 70.2.
Rebounds per game: Michigan State averages 38.8 boards per outing while the Badgers are averaging 37 rebounds per game.
Assists per game: The Spartans are putting up 14.3 assists per outing while Wisconsin is averaging 14.1 per game.
Field goal percentage: Michigan State is shooting .468 while the Badgers come in shooting .418 this season.
Thoughts: The Badgers are going off a loss to Iowa while the Spartans defeated Ohio State in their last outing. Winning on the road in the Big Ten is very challenging this season, as you can see by the spread. While I like Wisconsin to win the game, I’d take Michigan State with the points
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