An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 10th-seeded Davidson Wildcats (27-6) take the court as 1.5-point underdogs against the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans (22-12) on Friday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The contest starts at 9:40 PM. Here’s what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 7-10 matchup.
Michigan State has an 18-15-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Davidson, who is 22-11-0 ATS. The Spartans are 19-15-0 and the Wildcats are 18-15-0 in terms of going over the point total. The teams score 147.7 points per game, 7.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Michigan State has a 5-4-0 record against the spread while going 4-6 overall over the last 10 contests. Davidson has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 games.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s college basketball action.
Davidson at Michigan State odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Michigan State -1.5
- Total: 140.5
- Moneyline: Michigan State -123, Davidson +102
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Davidson at Michigan State odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Michigan State 71, Davidson 70
Moneyline
- The Spartans have gone 18-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 85.7% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -123 or shorter, Michigan State has an 18-3 record (winning 85.7% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Spartans’ implied win probability is 55.2%.
- This season, the Wildcats have won five out of the eight games in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Davidson has a record of 5-3 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +102 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.5% chance of a victory for the Wildcats.
Against the spread
- The Spartans score 72.1 points per game, 6.3 more points than the 65.8 the Wildcats allow.
- Michigan State has a 13-8 record against the spread and a 17-4 record overall when putting up more than 65.8 points.
- Davidson is 14-7 against the spread and 20-3 overall when allowing fewer than 72.1 points.
- The Wildcats put up 7.2 more points per game (75.6) than the Spartans allow their opponents to score (68.4).
- When it scores more than 68.4 points, Davidson is 15-7 against the spread and 23-1 overall.
- Michigan State is 14-10 against the spread and 19-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 75.6 points.
- The Spartans have totaled 124 more points than their opponents this season (3.7 per game on average), and the Wildcats have scored 324 more points than their opponents (9.8 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Spartans have an average implied point total equal to their implied total in Friday’s game (71).
- This season, Michigan State has totaled more than 71 points in a game 18 times.
- The Wildcats’ implied point total in this matchup (70 points) equals the team’s season average.
- This year, Davidson has put up more than 70 points 25 times.
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How to watch Michigan State vs. Davidson
- Game Day: Friday, March 18, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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