The Spartans are ready to put the ugly 78-71 loss to Iowa<\/a> behind them as the Ohio State Buckeyes come to East Lansing Sunday afternoon. I have a feeling we\u2019re in for a treat as this Michigan State basketball team will be fired up and ready to go after the last game.<\/p>\n That being said, it\u2019s time to get bold as I think we\u2019re about to witness an offensive masterpiece from MSU.<\/p>\n Michigan State is still looking for some more consistency across the board as the season comes to an end. Tyson Walker has been consistent all year and Malik Hall has been recently, but the Spartans need more from their role players.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not very common for MSU\u2019s guys off the bench to hit double figures, but that doesn\u2019t mean none of them can. Tre Holloman is a likely candidate and Jaxon Kohler could get it going down low. Even Coen Carr and Xavier Booker could hit double figures if they see extended minutes.<\/p>\n However, the two most likely to hit double figures off the bench in my opinion are Holloman and Kohler, and that\u2019s who I think will get there on Sunday.<\/p>\n Michigan State is around a 7-point favorite in this game on most sportsbooks. So for them to end up winning by 20 would be no small feat.<\/p>\n The Spartans have won by at least 20 points seven times this year, but only one was against a Big Ten team. Conversely, Ohio State has only lost by more than 20 points only once this season. Those stats show this will be difficult to accomplish.<\/p>\n But as I already mentioned, I think Tom Izzo will have his guys ready to go. They\u2019re going to be angry after the Iowa loss and will take that anger out on the Buckeyes. So I predict Michigan State to win this game by 23 points.<\/p>\n Not only will MSU\u2019s offense be clicking, but its defense will as well. The Spartans aren\u2019t the best shot-blocking team in the country, but they aren\u2019t terrible either. Michigan State averages 3.9 blocks per game this season which is No. 96 in the country.<\/p>\n The thing holding MSU back is that it doesn’t have a premier shot blocker on the team. In fact, nobody even averages one block per game on this team. Carson Cooper<\/a> is the closest at 0.9 blocks per game.<\/p>\n To be honest, I don\u2019t have any data to suggest this is a likely prediction. This is more of a gut feeling that Michigan State will be locked in on both sides of the floor after their last game.<\/p>\n1. Two Spartans off the bench score double figures<\/h3>\n
2. Michigan State wins by at least 20<\/h3>\n
3. Spartans will have at least 7 blocks<\/h3>\n