USC Trojans vs Michigan State Spartans 3/17/2023 Picks

USC Trojans vs Michigan State Spartans 3/17/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Men’s Basketball Championship – East Region (first round) is on with the battle between the 10th-ranked USC Trojans and the 7th-ranked Michigan State Spartans at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday at noon.

USC enters this tournament with a 22-10 overall record, 14-6 in conference play, and tied with the Arizona Wildcats in second place in the Pac-12 Conference for the year.

The Trojans just split a two-game series against the Arizona State Sun Devils following a five-point loss in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal round to the Sun Devils at 77-72 on March 9.

Sophomore Guard Resse Dixon-Waters scored 16 points on 55.6% overall shooting while junior Forward Joshua Morgan grabbed 10 rebounds for the University of Southern California.

The Southern California Trojans ended the regular season with an average score of 72.8 on the year while their defense has given away an average of 67.3 PPG to their opponents.

The Trojans ended up grabbing an average of 35.3 rebounds per match while dishing out an average of 13.4 assists per contest.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Southern California’s last 7 matches while the Trojans are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games played.

The Southern California Trojans’ are 0-9 SU in their last 9 contests played versus a rival in the Big Ten Conference and 0-6 against the spread in their last 6 outings played in March.

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USC Trojans vs Michigan State Spartans Predictions 3/17/2023

The 7th-ranked Michigan State Spartans head to this tournament after ending the regular season with an overall record of 19-12, 11-8 in conference play, and placed fourth in the Big Ten Conference for the year.

Michigan State beat Ohio State in the final game of the regular season but bowed to the same team in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament to the final score of 58-68 on March 10.

Senior Forward Joey Hauser scored 15 points in converting 60.0% of their shots and also led in rebounding with 6 boards in the game. Hauser also distributed two assists in leading the Spartans in the losing effort.

The seventh-seeded Michigan State Spartans recorded an average of 70.2 PPG in coming to this competition while on defense, the Spartans relinquished an average of just 67.4 points per outing on the year.

The Spartans managed to pull down an average of 35.7 rebounds per contest while dishing out an average of 14.8 assists per game.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Michigan State’s last 6 games played while the Spartans are 4-8 against the spread in their last 12 outings.

The totals went UNDER in 11 of Michigan State’s last 15 matches versus an opponent in the Pac-12 Conference and also went OVER in 9 of the Spartans’ last 11 contests played in March.

No.10 USC Trojans vs. no.7 Michigan State Spartans. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Michigan State -1.5.

The Trojans’ endurance will be tested in this match-up as the team will travel quite a distance into this tournament while the Spartans are most likely feeling at home as the state is very close to Columbus.

Watch Michigan State take advantage of a short-distance trip with a better coaching staff to secure the victory on Friday. The prediction: Michigan State Spartans will win 72-68.

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