Michigan State at Nebraska odds, picks and predictions
The Michigan State Spartans (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten) head to Pinnacle Bank Arena to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2, 0-1) on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook lines around the Michigan State vs. Nebraska odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Michigan State dropped its Big Ten opener to the Wisconsin Badgers 70-57 on Tuesday night. They failed to cover the 5.5-point spread and the game went Under the 131.5 total. Spartan's leading scorer G Tyson Walker had 22 points in the loss. MSU has fallen short in all 3 of its games against ranked opponents this season.
After starting the season 7-0, the Cornhuskers have dropped back-to-back games. They have lost those games by a combined 40 points. Nebraska's most recent loss was 76-65 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. They did not cover the 2.5-point spread and the Under (149.5) hit. The backcourt duo of G Brice Williams and G Jamarques Lawrence combined for 34 points while the remaining 3 starters combined for just 11.
The Spartans have won 10 straight meetings against the Cornhuskers. Their last meeting was Feb. 28 in Lincoln with Michigan State coming out on top 80-67. They covered the 4.5-point spread and went Over the 138.5 total.
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Michigan State at Nebraska odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Michigan State -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Nebraska +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Michigan State -3.5 (-110) | Nebraska +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 141.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Michigan State vs. Nebraska picks and predictions
Prediction
Michigan State 68, Nebraska 62
Moneyline
PASS.
You've got a Michigan State team that challenged itself early in the season with some tough competition and struggled. Nebraska was the polar opposite and played a really weak starting schedule and now has struggled against tough competition. I am confident that Michigan State wins this game, but I'm not going to bet this at -170. I'll look to the spread and total.
Against the spread
BET MICHIGAN STATE -3.5 (-110).
The Spartans are the far superior team, led by their 3rd-team preseason All-American G Walker. He is surrounded by skill and they should handle this Nebraska team. I mentioned that Michigan State has won 10 straight against Nebraska, they covered in 7 of those games.
Meanwhile, Nebraska has not covered the spread in their last 3 games coming into their Big Ten home opener.
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Over/Under
BET UNDER 141.5 (-110).
This is an easy under in my book.
Michigan State has been under in 7 straight games. The Spartans have kept their opponents this season under 65 points per game on average.
Once the quality of Nebraska's opponents went up, down went their scoring. They have been under in 2 straight games and that's due to the fact that they failed to score more than 65 points in either game.
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