The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Minnesota built up a six point halftime lead and went on to defeat Northwestern 66-53 in the opening-round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. Minnesota covered the 2-point spread, and the 119 points went as a PUSH against the day's posted total of 119.
Lawrence Westbrook led the way with 14 points, and Devron Bostick added 11 in that win.
Michigan State defeated Purdue 61-51 as a 5.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (131.5).
Kalin Lucas scored a game-high 21 points for Michigan State and Goran Suton added 11 points in the win.
Team records:
Minnesota: 22-9 SU, 13-13 ATS
Michigan State: 25-5 SU, 15-12 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Northwestern are 4-6
After a win are 4-6<\/p>\n
Michigan State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Purdue are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Michigan State
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Michigan State's last 9 games
Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota<\/p>\n