2012-13 NCAA Basketball season: No. 1 Indiana @ No. 4 Michigan State preview

The Hoosiers will have another road game after tonight in East Lansing as they will battle the Golden Gophers in Minnesota before hosting Iowa and Ohio State. Indiana is 11-2 in Big Ten play.Some may argue but the Big Ten seems to be the best overall conference for college basketball this season. Teams such as Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin will be dangerous come tournament time.View the list »
After this game with the Hoosiers, Michigan State will play back to back road games at Ohio State and Michigan before hosting Wisconsin. The Spartans are 11-2 in Big Ten play.

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A big game will take place tonight in East Lansing as the No. 4 Michigan State Spartans play host to the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers.

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Records: Indiana 23-3 (11-2 in Big Ten), Michigan State 22-4 (11-2 in Big Ten)

Kick-off: 7 p.m. EST

Television: ESPN

Spread: Michigan State by 1.5

Over/under: OFF

Last meeting: Indiana 75, Michigan State 70 (2013)

Points per game: The Hoosiers are averaging 82.9 points per game while Michigan State is averaging 70.

Rebounds per game: Indiana averages 39.2 boards per outing while the Spartans are averaging 37.7 rebounds per game.

Assists per game: The Hoosiers are putting up 15.3 assists per outing while Michigan State is averaging 13.7 per game.

Field goal percentage: Indiana is shooting .502 while the Spartans come in shooting .470 this season.

Thoughts: The Hoosiers are coming off a win over Purdue while Michigan State defeated Nebraska in their last outing. Both these teams are tied atop the Big Ten and a win here could really go far in determining who wins the Big Ten (regular season) Championship. I like MSU to win a close one here so I’d take them to cover.

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  • After this game with the Hoosiers, Michigan State will play back to back road games at Ohio State and Michigan before hosting Wisconsin. The Spartans are 11-2 in Big Ten play.
  • Some may argue but the Big Ten seems to be the best overall conference for college basketball this season. Teams such as Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin will be dangerous come tournament time.
  • The Hoosiers will have another road game after tonight in East Lansing as they will battle the Golden Gophers in Minnesota before hosting Iowa and Ohio State. Indiana is 11-2 in Big Ten play.
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