Unexpected Twist: Why Spartans Are Poised to Shock Wolverines in Epic Showdown

Michigan vs. Michigan State, 8:00 ET

Usually, we have major games for College Basketball taking place on Saturday. Today, though, the schedule makers lucked out and blessed us with a major matchup on a Friday Night. I love basketball no matter what day it takes place, but when we get an awesome matchup that I can enjoy while unwinding from a work week with a couple of beers, I’m going to take it. I can’t wait for tip off of this one as Michigan takes on Michigan State in a top-10 matchup.

Michigan has been one of the best teams in the country this season, and many consider them to be the best team overall. Being the best team in December doesn’t really mean much, though, if they can’t finish it out in March. Time will tell if that can happen or not, but the Wolverines, for now, have been dominant in the majority of games. I brought this up when I lost on them earlier in the week (I had their over for their team total and they fell a bit short, but I did lean toward Nebraska covering), but they have played three ranked opponents and won each game by 30. That was at least until they played the Cornhuskers on Tuesday. In that game, the Wolverines were still victorious, but they won by just three points. If we are being honest, Nebraska choked away that game. They were up almost the entirety of the second half, losing the lead with only about two minutes remaining in the game. Nebraska didn’t score for the final three minutes of the game, and only scored 10 points in the final 12 minutes of the game. To me, that says when Michigan really needs to lock in defensively, they can.