IZ it time to back the Spartans? Oh yeah!

Las Vegas - Normally, the revenge factor is a strong piece of my handicapping thought process. Not this afternoon. Michigan State SMOKED Indiana in East Lansing back in January, 81-60. Obviously, the Hoosiers would like to avenge that loss, but not the way they're playing at the moment. Indy has lost three in a row, to Illinois (71-51), Purdue (93-64) and Northwestern (72-68). On the other bench, the Spartans have won three in a row against UCLA (82-59), Ohio State (66-60) and Purdue (76-74). Oh yeah, they've also won 11 of the last 14. State always seems to get stronger down the stretch, so gimme Izzo for the money.

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Las Vegas - Looking at a tasty matchup on the board tonight in the 'what have you done lately' category. Denver is hosting Minnesota and the Nuggets have won just four of their last 10 games straight up, with a 5-5 mark against the spread. They have gone Over seven times and Under three. The Wolves have won six of the last 10 games straight up, but covered only two of 10. They have gone Over six times and Under four.

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