The Michigan State Spartans (17-10, 9-7 Big Ten) and Iowa Hawkeyes (17-11, 9-8) meet Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tip-off is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Michigan State vs. Iowa game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Michigan State has won and covered 3 out of the past 4 games overall, although it is just 5-6 straight up (SU) across the past 11 outings. The Spartans are 3-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 8 games, which includes a 63-61 win against Iowa as 2.5-point favorites in East Lansing back on Jan. 26.
Iowa has dropped its past 2 games, and the Hawkeyes are just 1-5 ATS across the past 6 games overall. The Under has hit in 3 of the previous 4 games overall for the Hawkeyes and has cashed in 5 of their past 6 against teams with an overall winning mark.
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Michigan State at Iowa odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:12 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Michigan State +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Iowa -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Michigan State +5.5 (-105) | Iowa -5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Michigan State at Iowa picks and predictions
Prediction
Michigan State 71, Iowa 68
Moneyline
MICHIGAN STATE (+200) is worth a roll of the dice on the moneyline, as it has been playing great basketball lately. An emotional win over Indiana, as well as victories over Ohio State and Maryland, have it positioned well for a run at an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament if it can keep on winning.
Sparty proved it can take care of Iowa before, and the Hawkeyes have been on a slide lately. Look for Michigan State to pounce and take advantage.
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Against the spread
MICHIGAN STATE +5.5 (-105) is a solid pick if you can’t pull the trigger and bet it straight up.
The Hawkeyes are just 1-5 ATS in the past 6 games overall and 0-4 ATS in the past 4 against winning teams.
Look for Sparty to get their 18th win, and keep building momentum toward the postseason.
Over/Under
UNDER 145.5 (-110) is the lean in this Big Ten battle. Go with a half-unit play at most.
While the trends for both teams lately suggest an Over result, we saw a total of just 124 points scored between these teams in the first matchup in East Lansing back in late January.
In addition, the Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games overall for Iowa and 6-4 in the past 10 for Michigan State.
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