Tom Izzo and his squad were able to breeze past what the Michigan State head coach says is the toughest round to get through, the first round. The Spartans took down North Dakota State 92-67 on Thursday and now will face Louisville in the Round of 32.
The Cardinals will be without star Mikel Brown Jr. yet again as he is still nursing an injury from the regular season, and it might end up haunting them against Michigan State. Izzo will have his guys ready to go, but they are only slight favorites over the Cardinals.
Michigan State vs. Louisville final odds, spread, and total for the Round 32
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Spread
- Michigan State: -4.5 (-110)
- Louisville: +4.5 (-110)
Moneyline
- Michigan State: -196
- Louisville: +162
Total
- O/U: 150.5 (-115/-105)
Player specific odds for Michigan State vs. Louisville in the Round of 32
- Jeremy Fears Jr. (MSU): +/- 16.5 points
- Jaxon Kohler (MSU): +/- 13.5 points
- Coen Carr (MSU): +/- 11.5 points
- Carson Cooper (MSU): +/- 11.5 points
- Ryan Conwell (LOU): +/- 19.5 points
- J'Vonne Hadley (LOU): +/- 13.5 points
- Isaac McKneely (LOU): +/- 12.5 points
- Adrian Wooley (LOU): +/- 10.5 points
Michigan State's scoring has been pretty spread out all season long, but Jeremy Fears Jr. is still the projected leading scorer, and the Spartans will have to continue to share the ball in order to take down the Cardinals.
Without leading Mikel Brown, Louisville will continue to lean on Ryan Conwell to lead the team in scoring, and it will take a lot to take down the Spartans.
Final score prediction: Michigan State 75, Louisville 71
Not a lot of people thought Louisville was going to survive the upset against USF, but the Cardinals proved many wrong and made it past the Bulls. The Spartans won't be as easy an opponent, and Michigan State is ready for a Sweet 16 appearance, hence predicting it will be a close win for the Spartans.