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Published: March 7, 2010
The Michigan Wolverines will travel in Big Ten conference action when they hook up with their archrival Michigan St Spartans on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time in Michigan St is set for 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the home team Michigan St Spartans opening up as an 11 point favorite with the over under coming in at 126 ½.
The college basketball bettors have brought their money in on the road underdog Michigan Wolverines, as the Michigan St Spartans are currently a 9-½ point favorite. The total has seen betting movement upward, as the games over under is currently lined at 127.
Those looking to back the home favored Michigan St Spartans will receive –550 money line odds with the road underdog Michigan Wolverines bringing back +425 to pull off the upset win without the need for taking the points.
These rivals will be meeting for the second time this regular season. It was the Michigan St Spartans pulling out the 57-56 road victory over the Michigan Wolverines as 4 point favorites on January 26th. It was a good shooting night for the Spartans as they hit on 49% of their shots and they limited the Wolverines to just 32.8% from the field. It was only a 1-point victory by the Spartans because they were very sloppy with the basketball. Michigan St committed 18 turnovers to Michigan’s 4.
Michigan St will make the field of 64 in the NCAA Tournament as they sit with a 23-7 overall record and 13-4 in Big Ten conference action. The team is playing for seeding position into the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans are 14-2 on their home court this season. The school are winners of 4 of their past 5 games. They are coming off a hard fought 67-65 home victory over the pesky Penn St Nittany Lions as 13-point favorites on Thursday. Penn St hung around with 46% shooting and over 39% shooting from beyond the arc. Forward Raymar Morgan led the Spartans with 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting in victory over the Nittany Lions.
Michigan will not earn an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament as they sit with a 14-15 straight up record and 7-10 in Big Ten conference play. The motivation for the Wolverines is to win on Sunday and win at least one game in the Big Ten conference tournament to assure no worse than a .500 season and would qualify for an at large NIT, CBI or College Insider tournament berth. The Wolverines has dropped 3 of their past 4 games. They are coming off a nice 83-55 home victory over the Minnesota Gophers in a game that was lined at pick on Tuesday. The Wolverines were hot from the field hitting on 60% in victory. Senior forward DeShawn Sims is coming off a nice game hitting on 23 points on 10 of 16 shooting.
Trend: Michigan Wolverines at 8-1 ATS as an underdog this season.
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