At +6000, the Michigan State Spartans (20-14) sport the 17th-best odds among all NCAA teams to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship. On Saturday, March 23, they take on the North Carolina Tar Heels .
In its most recent game, Michigan State defeated Mississippi State on Thursday, 69-51. Tyson Walker scored a team-high 19 points (and chipped in two assists and three boards).
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Michigan State NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +1500
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +3000
- National championship odds (pre-NCAA Tournament): +9000
- National championship odds (current): +6000
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Michigan State Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Spartans have the fifth-toughest schedule in the country, based on our predictions.
- Looking at Michigan State’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has one game versus teams currently above .500, and no games versus squads whose records are worse than its own.
- Of the Spartans’ one remaining game, one are versus current members of the AP’s Top 25.
- Michigan State’s signature win this season came against the Illinois Fighting Illini, a squad ranked inside the AP’s Top 25 (No. 10). Michigan State secured the 88-80 win on February 10 at home.
- Based on the RPI, the Spartans have eight losses versus Quadrant 1 opponents, tied for the 17th-most in the nation.
- According to the RPI, the Spartans have 11 wins against Quadrant 3 teams, tied for the third-most in the country.
Michigan State Season Stats and Insights
- The Spartans outscore opponents by 7.5 points per game (scoring 73.0 points per game to rank 192nd in college basketball while giving up 65.5 per contest to rank 19th in college basketball) and have a +255 scoring differential overall.
- The Spartans make 6.5 three-pointers per game (262nd in college basketball), while their opponents have made 7.4 on average.
- Michigan State records 275.3 points per 100 possessions (33rd in college basketball), while giving up 247.0 points per 100 possessions (284th in college basketball).
- The Spartans win the turnover battle by 2.4 per game, committing 9.4 (30th in college basketball) while their opponents average 11.8.
Michigan State Leading Performers
- Walker leads the Spartans scoring 18.2 points per game.
- Michigan State is led in rebounding by Malik Hall’s 5.6 rebounds per game and assists by A.J Hoggard’s 5.3 assists per game.
- Walker makes 1.9 threes per game to lead the Spartans.
- Michigan State’s steals leader is Walker, who averages 1.9 per game. Carson Cooper leads the team averaging 0.7 blocks a game.
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