Auburn Tigers vs Michigan State Spartans Point Spread Picks

Michigan State has won 11 of 12 after its 73-70 win over Mississippi on Friday night. Jase Richardson led the Spartans with 24 points and they erased deficits of 10 in the first half and nine in the second half. The Spartans are 5-0-1 ATS their past six games as underdogs and they have gone UNDER all five times in that role. Michigan State is 5-0 UNDER as an underdog of 0.5-6.5 points. Auburn is 31-5, but it had lost three of four coming into the NCAA Tournament. This will be the Tigers' toughest after victories against Alabama State, Creighton and Michigan. They are only 2-5 ATS their past seven games and they had to outscore the Wolverines 39-17 in the final 12 1/2 minutes to advance. Michigan State is on an 11-2 UNDER run and Auburn has gone UNDER four of five. The Spartans are #44 in the country allowing 67.1 points per game and #24 yielding just a .404 field goal percentage. They are #2 in 3-point defense allowing 27.9 percent. Take Michigan State on the moneyline and the UNDER.