The Arizona Wildcats (5-0) and Michigan State Spartans (3-2) tangle Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif. The opening tip at Acrisure Arena will be at 4 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Arizona vs. Michigan State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
This the final game of a 4-team Acrisure Invitational (Alcorn State, Arizona, Michigan State, UT Arlington), which opened with Sunday games on campus sites.
Arizona is No. 3 in the , and the Wildcats have thus far acted accordingly. UA has scored 97-plus points in 4 of its 5 games and is 5-0 against the spread (ATS).
No. 19 Michigan State lost to current-No. 9 Duke on Nov. 14, a 74-65 loss against a Blue Devils team that had just lost to Arizona 78-73. But the Spartans have reboundedwith back-to-back wins while outshooting foes 50% to 27.4%. MSU covered a 23-point spread in its 81-49 win over Alcorn State on Sunday.