Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/30/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Michigan Wolverines (19-1) are hitting the road to Breslin Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Michigan State Spartans (19-2).

The Michigan Wolverines faced off with Nebraska and notched a win by a score of 75-72 in their last game. Michigan walked away from the game having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and made 6 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Wolverines knocked down 19 of 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 assists for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defending, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 29 of 63 shooting. Nebraska doled out 16 dimes and had 13 steals for the game. In addition, Nebraska collected 21 rebounds (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nebraska shot 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 3 of their 4 attempts. They made 11 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 11 while Nebraska totaled 19 fouls.

Morez Johnson Jr. is a guy who came through for the contest. He went 83.3% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 28 minutes and totaled 12 boards. He ended up with 17 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Michigan will enter this game with a record of 19-1 so far this year. They have an average of 90.9 points per contest (9th in D-1) while shooting 51.5% from the field. The Wolverines are shooting 34.5% on 3-pointers (183 of 531) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Michigan is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 380 assists for the campaign, which ranks 25th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 58th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (68.8). The Wolverines are giving up a FG percentage of 36.9% (481 of 1,303) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 4th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 203 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans went home victorious with a score of 88-79 when they faced Rutgers. The Spartans were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 1 steal for the game. Rutgers was called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 92.3%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Michigan State buried 8 of their 22 tries (36.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Spartans allowed Rutgers to bury 25 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in this matchup. They finished 37.0% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 19 of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). Regarding how they rebounded, Michigan State permitted Rutgers to collect 19 overall (6 offensive).

Jeremy Fears Jr. ended up being important for the Spartans in the matchup. He totaled 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 9 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Michigan State has a record of 19-2 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spartans are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which has them ranked 52nd in D-1. Michigan State has 1,670 points on the season (79.5 per game) and they pull in 41.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.9 times per game (10th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. The Spartans commit 15.4 fouls per contest while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Spartans are ranked 7th in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.5. They have forced 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the field (11th in D-1). The Michigan State defense concedes 30.1% on 3-point shots (165 of 549) and their opposition makes 73.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.6 dimes and 27.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 108th and 1st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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