NCAA Basketball: Minnesota vs. Michigan State Odds & Pick: March 12th 2010

Minnesota vs. Michigan State
Free Pick: Michigan State -3 -110 odds
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Minnesota can’t be happy about seeing Michigan State in the Big 10 Tournament. The Golden Gophers are 0-8 SU and 1-7 ATS in their last eight meetings against the Spartans and they obviously struggle in this series. It won’t help Minny either that Big 10 favorites in the Quarterfinals hold a powerful 7-1 ATS record provided they’re matched up against a foe that enters off back-to-back SU and ATS wins.

The Gophers enter this contest off a pair of blowout victories over Iowa and Penn St. Minnesota beat the Hawkeyes by 35 points and the Nittany Lions by 21 points. Unfortunately, the Golden Gophers have folded when matched up against an opponent that enters with momentum their own off a straight up win of 10 points or more posting a dismal 67-101 ATS record including a dismal 35-61 ATS in this role in Big 10 play!

In post season play matched up against a foe that arrives off a SU and ATS win, State has been lights out posting a tremendous 30-13 SU and 31-11-1 ATS record including 19-3-1 ATS in this role checking in off a blowout victory of 10 points or more. The Spartans made it all the way to the NCAA Championship Game last season and they know how to crank things up a notch in March. Lay the lumber here men. Take Michigan State. Thank you and best of luck, Tom Stryker.