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Michigan State Basketball: 5 bold predictions for critical Minnesota battle

By Connor Muldowney

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 27: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball over Grady Eifert #24 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 27, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 27: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball over Grady Eifert #24 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 27, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 02: Devonte Green #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers takes the ball away from Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans in the first half at Breslin Center on February 2, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 02: Devonte Green #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers takes the ball away from Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans in the first half at Breslin Center on February 2, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

1. Michigan State snaps losing skid emphatically

Losing three straight games at Michigan State shouldn’t even be an option. Sure, it’s happened before, but it’s not a regular occurrence for Tom Izzo and the Spartans.

This three-game skid has fans feeling like it may be the end of times and the pressure is definitely on the Spartans’ shoulders to end this streak and get back on track. Beating Minnesota handily would not only show the rest of the Big Ten that they’re not just going to roll out and bow out of the conference title race, but it’ll show the rest of the nation that the Spartans aren’t going anywhere.

Michigan State can’t seem to get anything to go its way lately, but the ball will start to bounce toward the Spartans on Saturday afternoon. No, it’s not luck, but when things go right for a team, they continue to trend in that direction.

The Spartans will race out to an early lead, win the 50-50 balls, get out in the fast-break, win the rebounding battle and make their threes.

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Michigan State will break out of this slump and end the losing streak with an emphatic double-digit win over the Golden Gophers.

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