Bryant vs Michigan State Prediction 3/21/25 College Basketball Picks

The Bryant Bulldogs and the Michigan State Spartans meet Friday in college basketball action from the Rocket Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bryant vs. Michigan State prediction.

Bryant Recap

The Bryant Bulldogs come into the NCAA tournament on behalf of the America East as the conference tournament champions, finishing the year with an overall record of 23-11 on the year including a 14-2 mark in America East conference play to win the America East regular season title. As the top seed, Bryant knocked off UMBC, Albany and Maine on the way to the tournament title.

Bryant Making First NCAA Tournament Appearance Since 2022

Rafael Pinzon leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 18.5 PPG along with 3 RPG and 2.2 APG while Earl Timberlake has 15.5 PPG with 8.2 RPG and 4.7 APG to lead Bryant in rebounding and assists up to this point in the year. Barry Evans has added 13.5 PPG with 6.9 RPG and 2.7 APG and Connor Withers has chipped in 11.3 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 3.4 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bryant up to this point in the year. Keyshawn Mitchell has also pitched in 8.6 PPG with 6.9 RPG while Kvonn Cramer has 7.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Bryant is averaging 81.7 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 33.8% from behind the arc and 71.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bryant Bulldogs will win

• Bryant has won each of its last six games.
• Michigan State has lost four of its last five night games played at neutral venues.

Michigan State Recap

The Michigan State Spartans come into the NCAA tournament on behalf of the Big Ten, finishing the year with an overall record of 27-6 on the year including a 17-3 mark in Big Ten conference play to win the Big Ten regular season title. As the top seed, the Spartans took out Oregon in the quarterfinals before losing to Wisconsin in the semifinals.

Spartans Keep Streak Alive, Haven’t Missed NCAA Tournament Since 1997

Jaden Akins leads the Spartans in scoring with 12.7 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Jase Richardson’s posted 12 PPG with 3.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Michigan State so far this year. Tre Holloman has 9 PPG and 3.8 APG while Frankie Fidler has 7 PPG and 3.3 RPG and Jaxon Kohler has 8 PPG with 7.6 RPG to lead the Spartans on the glass. Coen Carr has 7.7 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Jeremy Fears Jr. has 7.4 PPG and has dished out a team-high 5.5 APG as well on the year. As a team, Michigan State is averaging 78.2 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three and 78.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Michigan State Spartans will win

• Michigan State has won 22 of its last 23 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
• Bryant has lost each of its last five games against non-Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Michigan State’s last seven NCAA Tournament games against a lower seed have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.
• Five of Bryant’s last six games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 170+ points.

Bryant vs. Michigan State Prediction

I’m on Michigan State here. I think that Bryant will be feisty early on in this game, but we saw Bryant take steps up in class this season and it blew up in their face, losing to St. John’s by 22 and allowing 99 points and also giving up 110 to another tournament team in Grand Canyon. Michigan State isn’t always pretty, but they’re usually effective for the most part, and I think that the Spartans go in, do their job and get the win and cover here. Give me Sparty.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Michigan State -17.5