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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans
The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Michigan State Spartans will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Target Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -7-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 137.
Michigan State was a 65-64 loser in its last match on the road against Hoosiers. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Minnesota was a 90-66 loser in its last match on the road against Wildcats. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Minnesota:
Team record: 18-13 SU,23-7-1 ATS
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Michigan State
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing Michigan State
Michigan State:
Team record: 18-13 SU,16-14-1 ATS
Michigan State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Michigan State is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Michigan State's last 12 games when playing Minnesota