Burns' Selection // Michigan State Spartans [Against The Spread] .

Wisconsin has quietly been very good this season. John Tonje is ridiculous at getting to the free throw line and the Badgers run their offense through him. Having said that though, the Badgers were not able to get their offense going in the first matchup that these two sides had this season. Wisconsin scored only 62 points in that game and Tonje shot 3/13 and just four free throw attempts. He'll have a tough time getting going if Michigan State plays how it did yesterday (held Shelstad to 8 points.)

After watching the Spartans win easily yesterday (I had them,) I don't see many teams in the entire country being able to beat them. They are very good at off ball movement and will torch you with baseline & face cuts. Having multiple guards that can play iso ball and create their own shot at any moment makes this team that much better as well. I believe that MSU will win this game and move onto the Big 10 Championship without much problem.

Score Prediction: 76-67 Michigan State.