Michigan State Basketball: 5 bold predictions vs. Penn State in Week 13

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Nick Ward #44 of the Michigan State Spartans looses control of the ball while going up against Mike Watkins #24 and Payton Banks #0 of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MI – JANUARY 19: Miles Bridges drives to the basket while defended by Collin Hartman #30 of the Indiana Hoosiers at Breslin Center on January 19, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

3. Miles Bridges bounces back to score at least 20

After finishing with one of his worst shooting nights of the season, Miles Bridges came back down to earth a bit. He had put together three straight 20-plus point games for the first time in his career, but went just 3-for-13 from the floor and 1-of-7 from 3-point range against the Terrapins.

Although Bridges still managed to finish with 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists, it just wasn’t the type of game he was expecting to have after averaging 27.5 points in the first two games of the week while shooting 19-of-26 from the floor combined.

How does he respond to that poor outing? He’s going to bounce back with another 20-plus point performance, but more importantly, he’ll do so efficiently. He’ll make 7-of-10 shots from the floor and finish with 21 points and eight rebounds with three assists and two blocks.

Bridges knows how to put these types of games behind him and that’s why he’s having an impressive year, averaging 17.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and shooting 48 percent from the field. He also hasn’t missed a free throw since Jan. 13, going 15-for-15 in that time frame.

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