Michigan St at Michigan (01/17/2012)

Away:  Michigan St [10-5 ATS]
Home:  Michigan [8-7 ATS]

Game Time: 7:00 PM
Stadium: Crisler Arena

Recent Meetings:
03/05/11 - MCHST 63 vs. MICH 70
01/27/11 - MICH 61 vs. MCHST 57
03/07/10 - MICH 48 vs. MCHST 64

Team Leaders:

Michigan St:
Points: Draymond Green (15.8)
Assists: Keith Appling (3.8)
Rebounds: Draymond Green (9.9)

Michigan:
Points: Tim Hardaway, Jr. (15.7)
Assists: Trey Burke (4.9)
Rebounds: Evan Smotrycz (6.3)

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Both schools off weekend road losses - perhaps both caught looking ahead to this big Tuesday showdown?

Michigan State's woes have all come on the road, as the Spartans are a perfect 11-0 straight up in East Lansing, but just 4-3 straight up away from home.

As for Michigan, the Wolerines are a perfect 11-0 straight up in Ann Arbor, including a 1-0 against the spread mark when installed as the home underdog. That dog cover came in a double-digit rout of Wisconsin in a game the Wolves were catching a point.

MICHIGAN won and covered both meetings last season versus State, and John Beilein has his team standing at 15-4 against the spread their last 19 Big Ten contests.

The host in the series has covered in seven of the last ten meetings and I will back the host again tonight to improve that mark to 8-3 the past eleven showdowns.