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Michigan State Basketball: 3 bold predictions vs. red-hot Wisconsin

By Connor Muldowney

EAST LANSING, MI - JANUARY 09: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates after making a three-point shot during the second half of the game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Breslin Center on January 9, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - JANUARY 09: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates after making a three-point shot during the second half of the game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Breslin Center on January 9, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – JANUARY 12: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans loses the handle on the ball as Eric Hunter Jr. #2 of the Purdue Boilermakers defends during the first half at Mackey Arena on January 12, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – JANUARY 12: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans loses the handle on the ball as Eric Hunter Jr. #2 of the Purdue Boilermakers defends during the first half at Mackey Arena on January 12, 2020 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

1. Cassius bounces back, records double-double

These are supposed to be bold predictions, so saying Cassius Winston will bounce back wouldn’t be all that farfetched, but predicting a double-double is on a different level.

Following his worst game of the season — and potentially his entire career — Cassius sat down with Tom Izzo for a film session earlier in the week and was shocked at how poorly he played. He was missing open guys and forcing too much, trying to play hero ball when Michigan State just needed him to be himself to get back into the game. He wasn’t playing like the All-American that he is.

That eye-opening film session may have woken a beast. While this beast hasn’t exactly been sleeping all season (he had a career game against Michigan just two weeks ago), he knows that he can’t let Sunday’s performance against Purdue happen again.

Not only will Cassius bounce back with a big, All-American-type game, but he’ll score 20 points with 10-plus assists and his turnovers will be trimmed to one. No more sloppy play or hero ball, just Cassius being Cassius.

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This familiar style of play with an even more impressive array of passes will lead to some easy buckets and a double-digit Michigan State win. Wisconsin is no slouch, but when Winston is on, the Spartans are nearly impossible to beat.

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