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LOOK: Odds posted for MSU Basketball to reach Final Four

Could Michigan State basketball get hot at the right time and go on a run in the NCAA Tournament?

Could Michigan State basketball get hot at the right time and go on a run in the NCAA Tournament?

Circa Sports has released odds for teams winning their respective NCAA Tournament region, and the Spartans’ chances are surprisingly high for being a No. 9 seed. Michigan State has the sixth-best odds to win the West Region at +1500.

Michigan State will open the NCAA Tournament up on Thursday against Mississippi State in the first round. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. ET.

Check out the complete odds from Circa Sports below:

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LOOK: See where MSU basketball lands in final seed list for NCAA Tournament

Believe it or not, Michigan State was not that close to the cut line for making the NCAA Tournament

Believe it or not, Michigan State was not that close to the cut line for making the NCAA Tournament.

Entering Sunday, many bracketologists felt Michigan State would be one of the last teams to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. However, when the seed list was revealed, it turned out the Spartans were safely in the field of 68.

Michigan State ended up as the No. 33 overall team which comes out as the top No. 9 seed. The Spartans will face the No. 32 overall seed Mississippi State in their first round matchup on Thursday.

Check out the complete seed list breakdown in the tweet below:

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ESPN Bracketology: MSU basketball still in position to make NCAA Tournament

Despite a recent brutal stretch to end the regular season, MSU is still in a position to reach the NCAA Tournament

Despite a recent brutal stretch to end the regular season, Michigan State is still in a position to reach the NCAA Tournament, according to Joe Lunardi of ESPN.

The Spartans lost four of their final five regular season games — three of which as favorites — and find themselves back on the NCAA Tournament bubble entering the Big Ten Tournament. But Lunardi still apparently feels good about the Spartans’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament.

Lunardi has Michigan State as a No. 9 seed and still a few seed lines above the final four teams in the field of 68. This would suggest that Michigan State would lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a win over Minnesota on Thursday. Even with a loss, Michigan State may still be able to get into the field with a loss to the Golden Gophers too.

Click here to see the complete NCAA Tournament bracket projection from Lunardi.

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Bracketology round-up: Where does Michigan State basketball stand with a week left in February

Bracketology round-up: Where does Michigan State stand with a week left in February

It is officially that time of the year, as the college basketball season winds down, and March is right around the corner, fans can smell the NCAA Tournament nearing. With the NCAA Tournament nearing, that means bracketology is in full swing, and the talk of the town.

While many fans know about Joe Lunardi with ESPN, there has been a new wave of bracketologists that have entered the picture. Bracket Matrix is an innovative new website that ranks bracketologists on their accuracy over a five year period, while compiling all bracketologists to give an average of each team’s seeding.

Michigan State, sitting at 17-10, is safely in the field, for now, but will still have some work to do to be a stone cold lock.

Take a look at where the bracketologists see Michigan State as of Friday, Feb. 23:

3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball’s win over No. 10 Illinois

3 takeaways from MSU’s huge win over No. 10 Illinois on Saturday:

Michigan State welcomed in Illinois on Saturday afternoon, a huge matchup for the Spartans. MSU was able to take care of business against the Fighting Illini, getting a huge quad 1 win, 88-80.

The consequences of this win have the potential to be massive for Michigan State, who found themselves in a very peculiar spot coming into Saturday’s matchup.

Now, the Spartans have picked up a massive win, and could potentially be ready to finally turn the corner and start being the team fans have expected.

Let’s take a look at three takeaways from MSUs huge win over Illinois:

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WATCH: MSU basketball celebrates in locker room after upset win over Marquette in NCAA Tournament

Check out the Spartans’ locker room celebration after knocking off Marquette on Sunday

Michigan State is still dancing.

The Spartans came to play — at least defensively — on Sunday, and picked up a massive upset victory over No. 2 seed Marquette to reach the Sweet 16. It’s Michigan State’s first trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2019.

Michigan State will face Kansas State in an East Region Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Game time for this matchup has not been announced.

Check out the Spartans’ locker room celebration after knocking off Marquette on Sunday:

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LSJ’s Graham Couch provides his initial thoughts on MSU basketball’s NCAA Tournament draw

Michigan State basketball will take on USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday

Michigan State basketball will take on USC in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The Spartans are heading to their 25th straight NCAA Tournament, and on Sunday evening found out they’ll face the Trojans. This first-round matchup will take place on Friday at 12:15 p.m. ET in Columbus, Ohio.

How does Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal view the Spartans’ chances against USC and going on a run in March? Click on the tweet below to read Couch’s thoughts on how Michigan State stacks up with USC and his overall thoughts about the draw:

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ESPN Bracketology: Spartans remain comfortably in NCAA Tournament in latest projection

See where Michigan State and the rest of the Big Ten lands in the latest batch of bracketology from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

Michigan State basketball continues to remain comfortably in the field of 68 in the latest batch of bracketology from ESPN.

Joe Lunardi of ESPN has been releasing his famous backetology NCAA Tournament projections for months. To no one’s surprise, Michigan State is in the field of 68. The Spartans are one of nine Big Ten teams Lunardi has dancing this March.

Check out which Big Ten teams Lunardi has listed in his latest bracketology report below:

ESPN Bracketology: Spartans continue to rise after win over Ohio State

See where Michigan State and the rest of the Big Ten lands in the latest batch of bracketology from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

Michigan State basketball picked up a solid road win over Ohio State this past weekend, which resulted in another bump in the latest bracketology update from ESPN.

Joe Lunardi of ESPN has been releasing his famous backetology NCAA Tournament projections for months. To no one’s surprise, Michigan State is in the field of 68. The Spartans are one of eight Big Ten teams Lunardi has dancing this March.

Check out which Big Ten teams Lunardi has listed in his latest bracketology report below:

ESPN Bracketology: Spartans move up with win over Maryland

See where Michigan State and the rest of the Big Ten lands in the latest batch of “Bracketology” from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

Michigan State basketball got a much-needed win over Maryland earlier this week and that has resulted in a nice little bump up in the latest batch of ESPN’s “Bracketology” from Joe Lunardi.

Lunardi has been releasing his famous “Bracketology” NCAA Tournament projections for months, and to no surprise Michigan State is in the field of 68. The Spartans are one of 8 teams Lunardi currently has dancing this upcoming March.

Check out which Big Ten teams Lunardi has listed in his latest batch of “Bracketology” below: