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CBB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 12/9/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
SOUTHERN UTAH
 
MICHIGAN ST
+31.5  

-31.5  


155.5
 
63
Final
88

SOUTHERN UTAH (5 - 3) at MICHIGAN ST (8 - 1)
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Saturday, 12/9/2017 6:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
827SOUTHERN UTAH157156.5
828MICHIGAN ST-34-31.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
SOUTHERN UTAH - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games5-3+4.46-04-283.536.044.9%35.483.237.650.0%36.5
Road Games1-3+2.24-03-180.232.543.6%32.293.043.054.4%40.0
Last 5 Games4-1+3.43-03-087.239.846.0%38.481.637.648.3%35.2
SOUTHERN UTAH Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)83.536.028-6344.9%8-2335.1%19-2673.7%35813238113
vs opponents surrendering76.535.827-6243.1%7-2232.9%16-2173.3%36914208134
Team Stats (Road Games)80.232.527-6243.6%8-2237.5%17-2570.0%32611257112
Stats Against (All Games)83.237.629-5950.0%7-1937.6%17-2569.7%36715235154
vs opponents averaging74.935.227-5945.2%7-2034.3%14-2168.7%38915206164
Stats Against (Road Games)93.043.034-6254.4%8-1939.7%17-2667.0%40818226136

MICHIGAN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games8-1+1.86-33-479.337.349.0%43.161.129.033.2%32.1
Home Games4-0+13-12-089.545.053.6%45.064.229.036.5%26.5
Last 5 Games5-0+34-12-373.835.045.4%45.054.825.631.0%33.6
MICHIGAN ST Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)79.337.329-5949.0%7-2037.2%15-2071.6%431118195158
vs opponents surrendering71.53426-6142.2%8-2334.1%12-1869.6%35914196144
Team Stats (Home Games)89.545.031-5953.6%5-1732.8%21-2777.1%451220185138
Stats Against (All Games)61.129.020-6133.2%7-2135.4%13-1969.2%321011197123
vs opponents averaging78.637.928-6245.2%8-2135.9%15-2170.3%391115177134
Stats Against (Home Games)64.229.022-6036.5%10-2444.2%10-1565.0%26712216122
Average power rating of opponents played: SOUTHERN UTAH 64.2,  MICHIGAN ST 80
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
SOUTHERN UTAH - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/10/2017@ OREGON ST82-99L24W157.5O22-5738.6%331434-6354.0%4413
11/12/2017@ BOISE ST69-90L21.5W163U25-5644.6%271234-5957.6%3211
11/16/2017SAN JOSE ST81-69W1.5W161.5U29-6445.3%31823-5046.0%4022
11/21/2017BENEDICTINE85-68W - -27-7138.0%501525-6240.3%3922
11/25/2017@ UNLV82-101L24W167O35-7844.9%401137-6854.4%4212
11/29/2017@ PEPPERDINE88-82W7W161.5O27-5945.8%29731-6051.7%4216
12/2/2017SD CHRISTIAN87-68W - -27-5350.9%361122-5143.1%2417
12/6/2017LONG BEACH ST94-89W2.5W167.5O34-6552.3%371130-5950.8%299
12/9/2017@ MICHIGAN ST              
12/16/2017C MICHIGAN              
12/19/2017@ IOWA              
12/28/2017MONTANA ST              
12/30/2017MONTANA              

MICHIGAN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/10/2017N FLORIDA98-66W-31W -35-6157.4%492123-6634.8%2619
11/14/2017*DUKE81-88L-1.5L157O31-6150.8%341730-7639.5%469
11/19/2017STONY BROOK93-71W-26.5L -33-5757.9%411424-5940.7%2513
11/23/2017*DEPAUL73-51W-13.5W148.5U25-5347.2%391513-5125.5%2411
11/24/2017*CONNECTICUT77-57W-7.5W142.5U32-6648.5%38820-5735.1%3213
11/26/2017*N CAROLINA63-45W-2W156U22-5540.0%522415-6124.6%3616
11/30/2017NOTRE DAME81-63W-6.5W139O31-6051.7%421324-5444.4%2110
12/3/2017NEBRASKA86-57W-19.5W142O27-5747.4%48617-6227.4%345
12/5/2017@ RUTGERS62-52W-14.5L136.5U22-5738.6%451517-6625.8%4510
12/9/2017SOUTHERN UTAH              
12/16/2017*OAKLAND              
12/18/2017HOUSTN BAPTIST              
12/21/2017LONG BEACH ST              
12/29/2017CLEVELAND ST              
12/31/2017SAVANNAH ST              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MICHIGAN ST: Last season: 20-15, lost to Kansas in NCAA round of 32.
Who's gone: G Eron Harris, G Alvin Ellis, F Matt Van Dyk.
Who's back: Four of the top five and eight of the top 10 scorers from last season. F Miles Bridges turned down a chance to be an NBA lottery pick to return for his sophomore season. Bridges is the Big Ten preseason player of the year and a national player of the year candidate. F Nick Ward averaged nearly 14 points and six-plus rebounds as a freshman, trailing only Bridges on the team. Ward joined Bridges on the preseason All-Big Ten team.
Who's new: F Jaren Jackson and F Xavier Tillman are talented enough as freshmen to be key players on a loaded team. The 6-11, 242-pound Jackson is projected by some as top-five pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Izzo said the 6-8, 260-pound Tillman was the biggest surprise in early practices.
The Skinny: Izzo, a Hall of Fame coach, has a good shot to win his second national championship, reach his eighth Final Four and win his first Big Ten regular season title since 2012.
PREVIEW
No. 3 Michigan State looks to improve vs. Southern Utah
 

Red-hot Michigan State deposited a couple of Big Ten victories to its win-loss total before the holidays. Now the No.3 Spartans return to their usual December schedule, hosting a handful of unheralded non-conference opponents.

Michigan State carries a seven-game winning streak into its home game against Southern Utah on Saturday. The Spartans play five of their remaining six games before New Year's Day at their Breslin Center. The other game will be played in Detroit against an in-state team, Oakland.

Following blowouts over two ranked teams, North Carolina and Notre Dame, the Spartans (8-1) cruised past Nebraska before running into some difficulty at Rutgers on Tuesday. They didn't pull away until the late going of a 62-52 victory.

"In general, we played sluggish from the beginning," coach Tom Izzo said.

Izzo believes a rugged schedule and overconfidence led to the tougher-than-expected win. All Big Ten teams played two early conference games because their postseason tournament will be held a week earlier than normal at New York's Madison Square Garden.

While the Spartans are considered co-favorites with Duke by oddsmakers to win the national championship, Izzo is trying to downplay expectations.

"We're not perfect. We're not as good as you guys write," he said. "We're a good basketball team that's got a chance to be a great one. You can't turn it over like we've been turning it over and you can't get those number of offensive fouls like we do. We're trying to break some bad habits."

Izzo would like to see Jaren Jackson's penchant for blocking shots remain in place. The 6-foot-11 freshman tied the school record with eight blocks against the Scarlet Knights. Jackson knows his interior presence will play a major role in how the team fares the rest of the way.

"When you're ranked as high as we are and you have a bull's-eye on your back, everywhere we go, we're going to get the team's best shot," he said. "They're going to hit shots they won't normally hit against other teams. We've got to be ready for that punch out of the gate."

Jackson's frontcourt partner, sophomore Nick Ward, was benched most of the second half against Rutgers. Izzo said Ward, who led the team in scoring with 22 points against Nebraska, needs to play with a more level head.

"The double-team thing bothers him," Izzo said. "I don't know why it bothers him, but it frustrates him and we've got do a better job getting him the ball, too."

The Thunderbirds (5-3) are led by junior guard Jadon Cohee (18.0 points, 3.9 assists) and senior forward Jamal Aytes (14.6 points, 7.0 rebounds). They have won five of their last six, including a 94-89 triumph over Long Beach State on Wednesday. Junior guard Brandon Better scored a career-high 26 points.

"We want to have so many options out there, and you're going to have to guard all five guys for us this year, and guys move the ball and they share," head coach Todd Simon said. "I think one of our biggest strengths is our chemistry. This group gets along off the floor so well, on the floor they share the ball and they make the right play."

They'll have to play a near-perfect game to upset the Spartans. Simon believes his club will need to break the game into 10 parts.

"It's four minutes at a time," he said. "We've got to stay within our process, execute our game plan and let the chips fall where they may."


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