Michigan State Basketball: 3 bold predictions for Oakland matchup

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EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 13: Rashad Williams #1 of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies defends against Marcus Bingham Jr. #30 of the Michigan State Spartans in the first half of a college basketball game at the Breslin Center on December 13, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Oakland 109-91. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) /

3. This one won’t even be close

In Michigan State’s 13 contests against Oakland, five of them have been decided by 12 points or less while a couple more have only been by 15 or 16 points.

Now many of you might be saying 12-15 point wins are good so why are you even bringing those up? While those wins look good on paper, the Grizzlies were in all of those games for most of it. and even those 12-16 point games came down to free throws with only a few minutes left in the game.

This is always a true test for the Spartans team because Oakland gives them a strong matchup and does not make anything easy for them normally. This game will be different, though. The Spartans will start off shaky they will get things going because of a few Gabe Brown threes when they are needed most.

Once Gabe Brown goes off, MSU will end up dominating Oakland, winning by a convincing 25 points. After the under-12 timeout in the first half, they will take off running and not look back.

These Spartans will finally finish a game strong with a convincing lead and not let it slip away giving their opponent hope that they can come back.

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