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Michigan State basketball: 3 bold predictions vs. Oakland, Rocket Watts

By Connor Muldowney

Dec 10, 2022; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; The Michigan State Spartans bench celebrates near the end of their game agains the Brown University Bears at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 10, 2022; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; The Michigan State Spartans bench celebrates near the end of their game agains the Brown University Bears at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-USA TODAY Sports /
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Michigan State’s Mady Sissoko, right, moves the ball as Northwestern’s Tydus Verhoeven defends during the first half on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in East Lansing.221204 Msu Northwestern Bball 021a
Michigan State’s Mady Sissoko, right, moves the ball as Northwestern’s Tydus Verhoeven defends during the first half on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in East Lansing.221204 Msu Northwestern Bball 021a /

2. Mady Sissoko finally gets on track offensively

Following the trend of big men having breakout games, I think we’re finally going to see Mady Sissoko get back on track after a rough stretch of offensive games.

It felt like Mady was pressing on the offensive end for a few games now as he has just 12 total points in the month of December. That’s 12 points in three games. That’s 12 points in 61 minutes of action. He’s also just 3-for-7 from the floor in that span and hasn’t scored a single point in either of his last two games.

We’ve seen what Mady is capable of as he averaged 15 points and 8.5 rebounds against Gonzaga and Kentucky so it’s time we see more of that version against Oakland.

Mady has had 11 days to work on his post offense and figure out why his offense has gone stale. We’ll see him get back on track with a double-digit scoring performance against a poor Oakland defense.

I’m going to predict he finishes with 11 points and six rebounds with a couple of nice blocks.

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