T.M. Selection: Purdue.

I like Purdue to cover the spread against Michigan State in this game on Saturday. Purdue has won 3 games in a row and their 2 most recent wins were both by 5+ points. They struggled a bit after losing to Michigan and even won over Maryland by only 1 point on their home court, but they have looked a lot better lately and I think they will be able to roll right over Michigan State in this game. Purdue has been good in their road games this year at 5-3 but they have been dominating their conference play at 13-4 and they are even in 1st place of their conference too. They have a few teams that can catch up to them though so I think now is the time for Purdue to start pouring it on in their games as we reach the final few games here. Michigan State has really been tumbling in their games lately and I don't think they can work their way out of this spiral with how tough their schedule is in these final 4 games. Michigan State has lost 3 games in a row now but they have also lost 5/6 of their previous 6 games. They even lost a few of those games by 10+ points while coming very close in others. Things have not been going their way though, and I think they are going to keep stumbling in these final few games here. Purdue has looked shaky in some games but for the most part, they have looked really good in most of their games and even in the games they won in a close battle, they still found a way to get the win while Michigan State has been doing the opposite and finding ways to lose games. I think Purdue is a lot better and they have a lot of momentum on their side here. I don't think Michigan State will give Purdue a challenge here with how they have looked in a lot of their games lately. I like Purdue to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 87-77 Purdue.