Submitted by rsteel on
Michigan State Spartans #802 over Texas Tech Red Raiders: This obviously shapes up to be a defensive battle. Both teams will get stops. So the question becomes which team will execute better offensively. Tex Tech has Culver and he is special but they lack other options. Mich St. has more players to rely on who can score. Give Izzo time to prepare and he will have a game plan for Culver forcing others on Tex Tech to try and beat him. Mich St is the better rebounding team. I do expect this game to be close down the stretch so with Mich St. also the better free throw shooting team I see them being able to maintain a lead and extend. I have this game at 3.0 giving us the value.