Michigan State vs Northwestern 12/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Breslin Center. The Northwestern Wildcats look for their sixth win. The Michigan State Spartans look for their sixth win.

The Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 64.1 points on 38.3 percent shooting and allowing 56.7 points on 34.5 percent shooting. Boo Buie is averaging 12.9 points and 4 rebounds, while Chase Audige is averaging 12.4 points and 3.4 rebounds. Ty Berry is the third double-digit scorer and Robbie Beran is grabbing 6.6 rebounds. The Northwestern Wildcats are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern Wildcats are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game.

The Michigan State Spartans are averaging 71.1 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.6 points on 42 percent shooting. Tyson Walker is averaging 15.1 points and 4.3 assists, while Joey Hauser is averaging 13.6 points and 6.6 rebounds. Malik Hall is the third double-digit scorer and AJ Hoggard is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan State Spartans are allowing 32.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.

The Wildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Sunday games. The Spartans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Sunday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Wildcats last 7 overall. The over is 5-1 in Spartans last 6 overall. The home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Northwestern Wildcats have been better than expected so far, but there’s a ceiling on what they can accomplish, and they’re simply outmatched here. Northwestern doesn’t have many bucket getters, and they’ve been horrible offensively up to this point. The Michigan State Spartans aren’t going to do the Wildcats any favors, and they win at home by an average of 10 points. I’m going to lay the reasonable number with Michigan State at home.