The Villanova Wildcats (2-1) are in East Lansing to take on the No. 25 Michigan State Spartans (2-1) Friday. Tip-off from Breslin Center is at 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Villanova vs. Michigan State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Villanova Wildcats come in after a 60-50 victory over Delaware State Monday as 34.5-point favorites. The Wildcats have not been the elite team of recent seasons early in the 2022 season. This will show Friday against a Michigan State team that has been battle tested early in its season.
The Spartans suffered a 64-63 loss to No. 2 Gonzaga last Friday but bounced back Tuesday with an 86-77 double-overtime victory vs. No. 4 Kentucky, winning outright as 7-point underdogs. This will be another matchup against a difficult opponent — but one the Spartans will be up for. It will be nice for Michigan State to get a game at home in East Lansing after playing its last two outings at neutral sites.