The best March Madness sportsbooks favor the Spartans by two points when the USC Trojans and Michigan State Spartans play each other on Friday in the NCAA college basketball Tournament First Round from the Nationwide Arena.
USC Trojans vs. Michigan State Spartans Odds by BetOnline
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| USC | +2 ( -110 ) | 137½ ( -110 ) | +110 |  |
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Michigan State
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-2 ( -110 ) | 137½ ( -110 ) | -130 | |
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Betting USC Trojans
The USC Trojans have been averaging seventy point-two (72.8) points per game on forty five point eight (45.8) percent shooting. They have been allowing sixty six point nine (66.9) points per game on thirty nine (39) percent shooting.
Boogie Ellis has been averaging eighteen (18) points and three (3) assists per game. Drew Peterson has been averaging fourteen (14) points and four point four (4.4) assists per game. Reese Dixon-Waters has been dishing one point one (1.1) assists.
Tre White has been grabbing five point one (5.1) rebounds per game. The USC Trojans have been shooting thirty four point four (34.4) percent from the three point line and seventy-four point three (74.3) percent from the foul line. The USC Trojans have been allowing thirty two point nine 32.9 percent shooting from the three point line. They have been grabbing thirty two point one (32.1) rebounds per game.
According to the best online sportsbooks, The total has gone OVER in five (5) of USC’s last seven (7) college basketball games. USC has gone 5-2 SU in their last seven (7) games. Trojans have gone 0-9 SU in their last nine (9) games playing against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
USC has gone 0-6 ATS against the spread in the last six (6) games that they have played in the month of March. USC has gone 1-4 ATS against the spread in their last five (5) games that they have played on a Friday.
The total has gone OVER in four (4) of USC’s last five (5) games when they are playing as the underdog. The total has gone OVER in six (6) of USC’s last nine (9) games that they have played on a Friday when they are playing on the road.
Betting Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans have been averaging seventy point-six (70.6) points per game on forty five point two (45.2) percent shooting. They have been allowing sixty seven point four (67.4) points per game on forty two (42) percent shooting.
Joey Hauser has been averaging thirteen point nine (13.9) points and one point nine (1.9) assists per game. Tyson Walker has been averaging thirteen point seven (13.7) points and two point four (2.4) rebounds per game.
AJ Hoggard is the third player who scores in double-digits. Malik Hall has been grabbing four point four (4.4) rebounds per game. The Michigan State Spartans have been shooting forty point one (40.1) percent from the three point line and seventy six point four (76.4) percent from the foul line. The Michigan State Spartans have been allowing thirty point nine (30.9) percent shooting from the three point line. They are grabbing thirty two point two (32.2) rebounds per game.
Michigan State Stats
According to the best sportsbooks, Michigan State has gone 4-8 ATS against the spread in their last twelve (12) games. The total has gone OVER in five (5) of Michigan State’s last six (6) college basketball games.
Total has gone UNDER in eleven (11) of Michigan State’s last fifteen (15) games playing against an opponent in the Pac-12 conference. The total has gone OVER in nine (9) of Michigan State’s last eleven (11) games that they have played in the month of March.
Michigan State has gone 14-6 SU in their last twenty 20 games that they have played on a Friday. Spartans have gone 12-1 SU in their last thirteen (13) games when they are playing as the favorite. Michigan State has gone 14-6 ATS in their last twenty (20) games that they have played on a Friday when they are playing at home.
USC Trojans vs. Michigan State Spartans Picks
The USC Trojans have quite a few talented basketball players; players that could get hot at the drop of a hat and lead the team to at least one win in this NCAAB March Madness tournament. Having said that, the lack of stiff competition gives us pause, in particular against a physical team such as Michigan State.
This MSU Spartans team has battle scars and doesn’t lie down for no one. You know that you are getting a battle ready team in Michigan State and the so-called Tom Izzo effect has to play a part too. We will lay the bucket with Michigan State.
