Michigan State vs. Rider

Michigan State is a big name basketball program with a great coach, but the Spartans lost a lot this offseason and they have taken a step back. In their one showdown game, they struggled against Duke, losing by double digits. The Spartans are 0-1 SU/ATS on a neutral court, 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight games overall and 2-6-1 ATS in non-conference games. They face a Rider team with a decent frontcourt led by 6-7 sophomore Kahlil Thomas, and a dynamite guard in 6-4 junior Teddy Okereafor (14.3 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game), who controls the pace and does a lot of things well. They've won two of three and the only loss was to #11 Kansas. Rider shoots .461% from the field as a team and the Michigan State Spartans are 0-4-1 ATS in their last five neutral site games. Play the points on Rider.