Michigan State at Texas

Michigan State has it all, a powerful frontcourt, great defense for Tom Izzo and only one loss on the season.  Michigan State heads to Texas for this one but MSU is 4-0 away from East Lansing this season.  The Spartans are 3-1-1 ATS following a win. Michigan State leads the Big Ten in field-goal percentage at .485 and ranks sixth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), which will be huge here. Texas is 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a spread win and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. Michigan State defeated Texas, 67-56, a year ago as Derrick Nix dominated inside for the Spartans, scoring a 25 points and adding 11 rebounds and four steals.  Look for Michigan State's inside muscle and defense to be the difference again. Play Michigan State.