Michigan State vs Purdue 3/12/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Michigan State Spartans will face off against the Purdue Boilermakers in the semi finals of the Big Ten championship tournament on Saturday for a tip off time of 3:30 PM Eastern. This game will be available directly after Indiana and Iowa and will be available on CBS. Michigan State comes into this game with a record on the season of 22–11, and we are victorious in an upset victory against number 12 ranked Wisconsin by the score of 69–63. Marcus Bingham led the way for Michigan State with 19 points shooting over 75% from the field.

Purdue comes into this game with a record on the season of 26–6, and we are victorious in their quarterfinal match up against Penn State by the score of 69–61. Jaden Ivy was the team leader for Purdue in points with 17 and Brandon Newman returned for Purdue who hasn't played for more than a month.

Gabe Brown is the team leader for Michigan State in points per game averaging 11.5 on the season, with a field goal percentage of 41.6% and a free-throw percentage of a staggering 91.9%. Marcus Bingham is the team leader in rebounds averaging 5.9. AJ Hoggard is the team leader for Michigan State in minutes per game average in 19.7.

Jaden Ivey is the team leader for Purdue averaging 17.2 points per game with a field goal percentage on the season of 45.9%, and a free-throw percentage of 73.1%. Zack Edey is the team leader for the Purdue Boilermakers averaging 7.6 rebounds per game with 4.7 coming on the defensive glass.