The visiting Wolverines hope to send their backers to the pay window on Sunday as they look to cover the spread at Breslin Center against the Michigan State Spartans.

The Spartans currently sports a 17-5 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 13-7 ATS. The Wolverines are 17-6 and 11-9 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Spartans produce a 10-8-2 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Wolverines have gone 9-10-1 against the number.



View Michigan vs Michigan State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Spartans are listed as 8.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 122-rated Michigan taking on the No. 1-rated Spartans in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 80-72 win for the Spartans on Sunday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Michigan State's No. 59-ranked offense, averaging 74.1 PPG, against a Wolverines defense that ranks No. 40 at 60.9 PPG. The Spartans field goal percentage has averaged 47.5% so far, more than the Wolverines marksmen have achieved on the year, 46% per game.

Defensively, Michigan features the nation's No. 181-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.6 points per game. Michigan State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 40 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Michigan was a 68-56 Sportsbook at home against Indiana. They covered the 4-point spread as favorites. The Wolverines grabbed a 68-56 win over the Hoosiers on Wednesday, behind an 18 -point effort from Trey Burke at Crisler Arena.

Michigan State was a 42-41 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Illinois. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites. Branden Dawson scored 12 points in a futile effort to lead the Spartans to a win (they lost 42-41 to Illinois at University of Illinois Assembly Hall on Tuesday).


Michigan Wolverines Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
After playing Indiana are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Michigan State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Penn State are 7-3
After playing Illinois are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few Wolverines at Spartans trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Michigan's last 7 games when playing on the road against Michigan State
Michigan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Michigan is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Michigan State
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Michigan State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Michigan State's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Michigan State's last 7 games when playing Michigan


Next up:
Michigan at Nebraska, Wednesday, February 8
Michigan State home to Penn State, Wednesday, February 8