Washington Huskies vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Breslin Center is where the Michigan State Spartans (12-2) will attempt to defeat the Washington Huskies (10-5) on Thursday.

The Washington Huskies played Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 81-77 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 18 while Illinois accumulated 13 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 26 shots from distance. Illinois walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 19 shots. Additionally, Illinois pulled down 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Illinois recorded 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 47.0% from the field on 31 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Huskies made 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (28 out of 65) and buried 10 out of their 26 3-point shots.

DJ Davis is one guy who came through for the game. He notched 31 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and pulled down 1 board. He shot 57.9% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Washington enters this contest with a mark of 10-5 so far this season. They are averaging 74.4 points per contest (214th in the country) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 33.0% on shots from distance (101 of 306) and 65.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 35.1 boards per game and has 199 dimes this season, which ranks 230th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are 15th in the country in giving up assists with 141 surrendered so far this year. The Huskies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (374 of 857) and they concede 34.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 28.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 128th in college in PPG allowed (69.4).

In their last game, the Michigan State Spartans got the victory with a final of 69-62 against Ohio State. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State permitted Ohio State to snag 31 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 25.9% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 27 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). The Spartans permitted Ohio State to make 22 out of their 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7% for this contest. Overall, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 43.6%. In terms of three-point shots, Michigan State made 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Ohio State committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 22 shots. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Spartans collected 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game.

Szymon Zapala pitched in for the Spartans for this contest. He made 7 out of 8 for this game for a rate of 87.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the game.

Michigan State has a record of 12-2 for the season. The Spartans are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls every game and they shoot 81.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.9 times per game (18th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Michigan State has accounted for 1,135 pts for the year (81.1 per game) and they snag 41.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spartans are connecting on 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 75th in the country.

The Spartans on the defensive side of the court are 67th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 66.7. They are able to force 12.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the floor (42nd in D-1). The Michigan State defense surrenders 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (101 of 340) and their opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.1 dimes and 30.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 192nd and 17th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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