Penn State vs Michigan State Picks and Prediction – 1/16/2025

The Penn State Nittany Lions go on the road to East Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday night to face the Michigan State Spartans. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The Nittany Lions come into this game with a 12-5 record. Last game on the court for Penn State was a loss against Oregon. The loss came by a final score of 82-81. On the year the Nittany Lions have been above average with a total of 84.7 points per game scored. The defense, has been good giving up 70 points, but most of that was against very good schools. The rebounding for Penn State is sitting at 36.3 boards per game. Ace Baldwin Jr has been the leading scorer for Penn State with 13.9 points per game.

Michigan State for their part heads to the game here with a 14-2 record. The last game on the court for the Spartans was against Northwestern and the game ended up being a close win by a score of 78-68. Offensively the Spartans have been above average with 81.5 points per game, but the Michigan State defense has been excellent giving up only 66 points per game. The rebounding for Michigan State is sitting at 41.3 boards per game. Jaden Akins has been the leading scorer for Michigan State with 14.1 points per game. 

The Penn State Nittany Lions are 1-2 away from home this season. The Nittany Lions have not fared well in East Lansing losing the last two games against the spread at Michigan State. The Spartans are 8-0 at home and have beaten Penn State eight times out of the last ten games played between these two teams. Michigan State has the better defense and rebounding to get the job done on their home court on Wednesday night. Final Score Prediction, Michigan State wins 80-64.