No. 13 Michigan
State at Purdue
Time: 7PM
ET
Venue: Mackey
Arena
TV: ESPN
Records: Michigan
State 21-5, 10-3 Big Ten; Purdue 15-10, 5-7
Michigan State
stat leaders: Points – Garry Harris (17.4 ppg); Rebounds – Adreian
Payne (7.7 rpg); Assists – Keith Appling (4.9 apg); Steals – Harris (2.0 spg).
Purdue stat
leaders: Points – Terone Johnson (12.2 ppg); Rebounds – A.J. Hammons (7.4
rpg); Assists – Ronnie Johnson (3.6 apg); Steals – Bryson Scott/Sterling Carter
(1.0 spg).
Current Streaks: Michigan
State L1, Purdue W1
Point Spread: Michigan
State -4.5
Prediction: Back
from a long vacation, both MSU and Michigan looked rough during my break. MSU
is coming off a really poor loss at home to Nebraska, but that should propel
them into a strong showing against Purdue. The Boilermakers have really
struggled defensively over the last handful of weeks, but they are still coming
off a good win at home over Indiana. Outside of the loss to Georgetown,
Michigan State has been pretty strong on the road this season. I don’t see any
way that Michigan State loses this game and I expect them to play much better
than they did on Sunday. Michigan
State 73, Purdue 65
