Michigan State Spartans (19-11) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (15-18)
Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2:30 pm
This is a play on the MICHIGAN ST. SPARTANS for our CBB Afternoon Dominator. Michigan St. had a game postponed against Minnesota earlier in the season and while it probably would have resulted in a win, it worked out as the Spartans got the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament thanks to having the one fewer defeat in the lost column. They got a double bye looking to build off a two-game winning streak to close the season. Michigan St. finished just 7-9 away from home but a lot of those were Quad 1 losses and the Spartans were 13-2 on the season in games outside of Quad 1. Ohio St. has caught fire at the right time as it has won four of its last five games, the one loss coming against Michigan St., and has covered all five of those games. The Buckeyes were efficient against Iowa as they committed only five turnovers and were fortunate the Hawkeyes could hit nothing from long range as they were 4-17 from behind the arc. That was just their third Quad 1 win on the entire season as they are now 3-12 with those losses being the most of any team in the conference. 10* (812) Michigan St. Spartans