Tuesday Basketball
Ohio State (12-4) at Michigan State (14-2) 7:00 ESPN Michigan State got a "wakeup call" on Saturday with their 43-36 loss at Iowa. John Gasaway at Basketball Prospectus points out, in great detail, that the Spartan's problem, much like last year, is their high turnover rate. Ohio State freshman Kosta Koufos sees himself as more of a European style of player, but he is adjusting to the physical play of the Big Ten. Koufos was averaging 15.6 points per game before Big Ten play, and he has a 10.8 points per game average in OSU's four Big Ten games. BTC Prediction: Michigan State 68 Ohio State 64 Wisconsin (13-2) at Penn State (10-5) 9:00 BTN Wisconsin sits atop the Big Ten with a 3-0 conference record. The Badgers and Indiana are the only remaining undefeated teams in the conference. Wisconsin is holding opponents to just 54.3 points per game on the defensive end. Penn State suffered their first Big Ten loss last weekend at home against Minnesota. The Nittany Lions are led by Geary Claxton, whos is 2nd in the conference averaging 18.7 points per game. Jamelle Cornley is Penn State's only other player averaging double-digits. BTC Prediction: Wisconsin 65 Penn State 58 |
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