Georgia vs. Michigan State is one of the Friday matchups we’ll be tuning in to and it’s one we have a pick on.
First, the details:
Georgia Bulldogs (21-11) vs. Michigan State Spartans (23-11)
Friday, March 20, 12:40 pm at the Time Warner Cable Arena
NCAA Odds: Michigan State Spartans -5.5
Over/Under: 128.5
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Thursday Review:
We picked up a nice win yesterday to start the tournament, tapping Georgia State as our one play. We liked them getting the 9-points, but certainly didn’t call for the outright upset (in fact, I think we had a line that went something like this, “Can Georgia State win this game? No!”)…but nonetheless we booked a unit.
Who doesn’t love Izzo? (quiet down Ann Arbor)
Georgia vs. Michigan State Pick
Izzo!!! Love Izzo. Who doesn’t (Ann Arbor residents aside).
Michigan State bullied their way to the final of the Big 10 tourney, before getting clipped in overtime by top-seeded Wisconsin. It was an impressive performance, but somewhat expected from Izzo and MSU, who are used to dialing things up come March (they’ve only been on the sidelines for one Sweet Sixteen since 2007).
This isn’t a Spartan team with a lot of depth, but with three leaders who’ve been down this road before (senior guards Travis Trice and Branden Dawson, and junior Denzel Balentine) and Izzo coaching them up as always, they could bust up a few brackets with another deep run.
We’re not big fans of the Bulldogs in this spot. They’ve struggled vs. good teams all year (2-6 when facing programs who are in this spring’s tournament), including most recently getting throttled by Arkansas.
We just don’t have a lot of confidence in Georgia being able to bring enough to the table today.
NCAA Pick:
We usually don’t like laying this many points (we really like digging up underdogs with value), but we’ll take a shot on Michigan State to cover vs Georgia.
Michigan State -5.5
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