
First round action at the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday features the Iowa Hawkeyes facing the Michigan State Spartans at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (4:30 pm ET, ESPN2).
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Iowa is 11-19 SU, 13-16 ATS and 4-14 in the Big Ten while Michigan State is 17-13 SU, 10-17-1 ATS and 9-9 in the Big Ten.
Michigan State is 7-3 SU and 4-6 ATS in the past 10 meetings. The teams split the past two meetings this season, the Spartans winning 85-66 and covering as an 11-point home favorite on March 2, with the score going over the total of 131.5, and the Hawkeyes winning 72-52 on Feb. 2, Iowa covering as a 5-point home underdog and the score going under the total of 137.5.
Iowa beat Purdue 67-65 in their last game on Saturday, covering as a 9.5-point home underdog. The score went under the total of 134.
Michigan State lost 70-63 to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, failing to cover as a 1-point road favorite. The score went over the total of 126.
By Hank Harris from Justbet Insider