Michigan State basketball: 3 bold predictions for Northwestern road battle

2. Malik Hall has yet another big game

For the past two games, Malik Hall has been fantastic. In fact, he's averaging 21 points over the past two, scoring 18 against Indiana State and then a career-high 24 against Penn State. It's no surprise that these two games have resulted in big wins thanks to Hall's sudden breakout.

The senior forward has had stretches like this throughout his career when he looks like the best player on the floor, but consistency has been his rival. Well, that's going to change.

Hall is going to have a third straight (actually, fourth) really solid performance, posting 17 points and eight rebounds, hitting a couple of threes in the process. He's going to be too much for Northwestern to handle at the four and his sudden burst of confidence will catch the Wildcats by surprise.

Northwestern will be focused primarily on stopping Tyson Walker, AJ Hoggard, and Jaden Akins, but the Wildcats will forget about Hall and he's going to make them pay.