The Michigan State Spartans have been one of the best teams in the country for years, with several trips to the Final Four over the last decade or so. That has them held in high esteem with the oddsmakers. However, at 12-5 on the season with a bad loss at home to Texas Southern, this is a very young team, which not quite ready for the big stage. Maryland is for real at 16-2, and the Terrapins are going to be in the thick of things for the Big-10 Title. They are 11-1 at home losing just to Virginia, and appear to be the better team in this one despite the Spartan's reputation, which is undeserved to this point this season. The Spartans are now just 2-5 ATS in their last seven on the road, and the Terps are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 vs. a winning team. The line is under done for this one, so make the play on Maryland.
This pick was released to clients on January 17, 2015 at 9:53AM ET.
CBB
Michigan State at Maryland
January 17, 2015
4:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Maryland -2.5 (-102) (risk 1 to return 1.98)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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