No. 7 seed Michigan State and No. 2 seed Marquette face off Sunday in a second-round game of the NCAA tournament.
The game is scheduled for 2:15 PM MST and can be seen on CBS.
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Marquette is a 2.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The Golden Eagles are -145 on the money line. The Spartans are +125.
The over/under for the game is 141.5 points.
OddsChecker: Take Michigan State with the points against Marquette
He wrote, “If Michigan State plays as physical as they did against USC, it will be a huge advantage for them. Getting to the penalty line will slow the game down and negate Marquette’s elite offense. Dominating the glass will allow them to take advantage of Marquette’s weak defense. The big question here is can Michigan St. score 70. In games where they score at least 70 this year, they are 12-2. Marquette is allowing 70.6 points per game this season. Tom Izzo knows how to take advantage of obvious weaknesses and all he has to do is play to their season averages to put his team in a great position to win this one. For that reason, I’m taking Michigan State to pull off the upset in this one. “
Sports Chat Spot: Go with Marquette to cover the game against Michigan State
Randy Chambers writes: “The Michigan State Spartans have the toughness, physicality and coaching to shock the tournament with an upset here. The problem is that we don’t get enough points. It’s fair to say that Marquette is comfortably the better team here, with a far more balanced attack and arguably the best remaining offense in the field. We only put a bucket. Marquette wins as a favorite by an average of 12.5 points and is 5-1 ATS when the favorites are 5 points or less.. Like many games on Sunday, I will need more points to consider the dog. Give me Market.”
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Sports Betting Cable: Michigan State 74, Market 71
Skip Snow writes, “The Eagles are used to a faster style of play in the Big East. Look for MSU’s slow tempo to affect MU’s rhythm. We can expect the shooting regression to hurt MU’s offense and help MSU’s defense. Consider MICHIGAN STATE +2.5 (-108) partial units game.”
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FanDuel: Michigan State 76, Marquette 75
He wrote: “Marquette also lacks discipline at times, averaging 16.8 personal fouls away from home. With Michigan State shooting 75.4% from the charity stripe (No. 52), the Spartans can make the Golden Eagles pay for every foul. While I still expect a close game, Michigan State is in a good spot to pull off the upset.”
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Fansided: Marquette will cover against Michigan State
Reed Wallach writes: “This will be a culture shock for Michigan State, which is used to playing a methodical style in the Big Ten and was unchallenged by USC’s lackluster offensive effort in their first-round win. Marquette is a different beast and I think their offense is rolling toward the Sweet 16.”
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