Michigan State Basketball: 5 bold predictions for road battle at Florida

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 23: Joshua Langford #1 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots against Jericho Sims #20 of the Texas Longhorns during the championship game of the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on November 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michigan State defeated Texas 78-68. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 03: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans drives past Luka Garza #55 of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first half at Breslin Center on December 3, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

3. Cassius Winston completes the double-double

Is Tom Izzo playing Cassius Winston into the ground? The Hall of Fame head coach admitted earlier this week that he was worried he was playing his point guard too much and it could wind up burning him out by the end of the Big Ten season.

However, he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down just yet, at least not at the offensive end. He’s averaging 31 minutes per game and is second on the team with 16.8 points per game to go along with 7.7 assists.

Winston has been one of the most consistent performers on the team this season and could be a walking double-double if he truly wanted to.

On Saturday, he’s going to do what he couldn’t against Iowa and complete the double-double, scoring 15 points to go along with 11 assist and only two turnovers.

The Spartans seem to go as he does and that will lead them to an effective offensive showing — a previously-mentioned 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio will help, too.

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