Michigan State Spartans vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Indiana Hoosiers
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN
TV: CBS
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is where the Indiana Hoosiers (17-13) will take on the Michigan State Spartans (18-12) on Sunday.

The Michigan State Spartans faced off with Northwestern and walked away with a win by a score of 53-49 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Spartans ended up with 14 and Northwestern racked up 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. Northwestern ended up shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 10 tries. In addition, Northwestern collected 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northwestern recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Michigan State let their opponent shoot 35.3% from the field on 18 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 42 with 17 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 13 of 20 attempts for a rate of 65.0%. Michigan State finished with a 31.7% FG percentage (19 out of 60) and converted 2 of 17 shots from downtown.
Tyson Walker is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game at 38.1% from the floor and earned 5 dimes. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 8 of 21 shooting.
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Michigan State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 18-12 so far this year. They turn it over 9.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Michigan State is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 489 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 29th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (194 of 536) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.7 points per outing (184th in college hoops) while shooting 46.3% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Spartans are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 31st in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.9). The Spartans defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.8% (679 of 1,666) and they surrender 33.9 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 110th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 364 relinquished this season.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 70-58 when they faced Minnesota. In reference to rebounds, Indiana allowed Minnesota to pull down 33 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 19.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 26 and finished the game at 9 of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). The Hoosiers permitted Minnesota to convert 22 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Hoosiers shot 30 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. In reference to shooting from distance, Indiana converted 5 of their 8 attempts (62.5%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Minnesota was called for 8 personal fouls in the game which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. The Hoosiers were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this matchup.
Kel'el Ware was important for the Hoosiers in this game. He scored 26 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 12 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 11 rebounds.
Indiana has a win-loss record of 17-13 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Hoosiers are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is 23rd in the country. Indiana has accumulated 2,194 points for the season (73.1 per contest) and they average 34.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per contest (59th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. The Hoosiers are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 65.8% from the free throw line.
The Indiana defense allows 34.2% on 3-point shots (255 of 745) and their opponents are making 74.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.4 assists and 34.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 226th and 184th in college hoops. The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 259th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 74.5. They are forcing 10.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (95th in college hoops).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana
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