The Michigan State Spartans and the Louisville Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Lucas Oil Stadium in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 7-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game's total is sitting at 139.
Michigan State defeated reigning champion Kansas 67-62 in the Sweet 16 on Friday. Michigan State covered the 1-point spread, while the 129 points fell UNDER the posted total of 138.
Goran Suton led Michigan State with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Kalin Lucas added 18 in the win.
Louisville jumped out to a 19 point lead at the half, as they cruised past Arizona 103-64 in the Sweet 16 last time out. Louisville easily covered the 9.5-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 139.
Earl Clark led the way with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Jerry Smith added 16 in the victory for the Cardinals.
Team records:
Michigan State: 29-6 SU, 19-13 ATS
Louisville: 31-5 SU, 22-14 ATS
Michigan State most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
After playing Kansas are 2-1
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Louisville most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 1-0
After a win are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
Michigan State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Louisville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<\/p>\n