Michigan State was struggling on the road until it went to Minnesota and won 70-52 and then the Spartans came home and blew out Northwestern 79-50 last Saturday. Michigan State is playing great defense while allowing opponents just a .372 shooting percentage overall and .271 on three-pointers. lso, Tom Izzo has one of his better teams on offense as the Spartans shoot 46.1 percent overall and 34.9 percent from long distance. Wisconsin has lost two in a row while shooting only 40 percent in the two games and the Badgers lost the first meeting 67-55 on Jan. 17 while making only 21 of 59 shots overall and 4-of-19 from three-point range. Michigan State is 8-2 ATS its last 10 games and 10-3 ATS its last 13 after winning by at least 20 points. Play Michigan State.
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