Michigan State has senior guard Jaden Akins (12.7 ppg) running the offense along with an experienced frontcourt in senior Frankie Fidler and 6-9 junior Jaxon Kohler (7.9 rpg). They average 78.6 points as a team and play rugged defense. They look to bounce back after a loss to unbeaten Memphis yesterday, 71-63. North Carolina also plays its third game in three days in this Maui Invitational. The Tar Heels couldn't keep up with Auburn yesterday in an 85-72 loss. On Monday, they played an exhausting game, rallying from 21 down to win, 92-90, over Dayton with the second-largest comeback in program history. Play Michigan State.
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Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Michigan State Spartans on the -1 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 76.6 to 74.8 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on North Carolina Tar Heels on the -5 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 81.1 to 76.9 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline, Michigan State winning on the spread.
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Michigan State vs. North Carolina
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on North Carolina Tar Heels on the -4 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 73.8 to 71.5 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline, Michigan State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Michigan State at North Carolina
No matter how much Tom Izzo's teams struggle in the regular season, they always to seem to be prepared for the NCAA Tournament. It showed again on Thursday as Michigan State easily disposed of Mississippi State 69-51. The Spartans shot 50 percent and never trailed, and the Bulldogs were held to 37 percent shooting and 22 percent from 3-point range. That kind of defense will come in handy against North Carolina which routed Wagner 90-62 with Armando Bacot scoring 20 points for the Tarheels, who are 4-4 ATS their past eight games. Michigan State has covered three in a row and six straight Saturday games. The Tarheels showed some vulnerability losing to N.C. State in the ACC Tournament as they shot only 37 percent and the Wolfpack shot 55 percent. Take the points with Michigan State as a Max Play.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Michigan State Spartans on the -2 ATS.
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My computer prediction for this game was that North Carolina would win by a score of 80.0 to 77.7 with North Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Michigan State Spartans on the -10.5 ATS. 82% of the public money was on Michigan State Spartans to win on the moneyline. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Michigan State would win by a score of 78.1 to 69.0 with Michigan State winning on the moneyline, North Carolina winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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