North Carolina State at Michigan State

Two ranked one-loss teams will meet in Michigan at the Breslin Center as part of the ACC/Big-10 Challenge. NC State surprised Villanova by beating them and claiming the Old Spice Classic. A late-season run last year may have shown that this NC State team was going to be vastly improved this year. Michigan State got a scare when they squeaked by Oakland 75-71 for their fourth win. J.J. Hickson has been an impact freshman for the Wolfpack as he is hitting 75% from the field, putting up 18 points per game and pulling down eight boards per game. The Pack is allowing just 35% shooting against them and has four double-digit scorers. These teams are a lot more even than this line, and we expect a very tight game and will take the points here.