{"id":134664,"date":"2017-03-09T22:42:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134664"},"modified":"2017-03-10T00:06:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T05:06:34","slug":"2017-big-ten-tournament-quarterfinal-round-michigan-state-spartans-vs-minnesota-golden-gophers-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-big-ten-tournament-quarterfinal-round-michigan-state-spartans-vs-minnesota-golden-gophers-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Round \u2013 Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Predictions, Picks and NCAA Basketball Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Michigan State Spartans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Verizon Center\u2014 Washington, District of Columbia<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, March 10, 2017, 2:00 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Michigan State Spartans (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">-1<\/a><\/strong>) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">+1<\/a><\/strong>) \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NCAA Basketball lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Michigan State Spartans (19-13, 10-8 Big Ten)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Point Spread:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">-1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spartans are already wearing their dancing shoes. They eased through Penn State, 78-51, in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, and are now in a collision course with fourth-seeded Minnesota in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Miles Bridges and Nick Ward finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocks apiece against the Nittany Lions, while fellow freshman Josh Langford pitched in 13 points of his own. Michigan State was locked on defensively, too, as the team forced Penn State to shoot below 30 percent overall, including 26.7% from down town.<\/p>\n<p>In two meetings this season, the Spartans got the better of the Golden Gophers in both times, especially in the latest one\u2014a 65-47 home victory on Jan. 11. The first encounter needed an extra period before Michigan State finally prevailed, 75-74. The Spartans can certainly make it three victories in a row against Minnesota.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (23-8, 11-7 Big Ten)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Point Spread:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\">+1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota enters as the fourth seed here, and is hoping to add a Big Ten tournament championship in the program\u2019s best season since 1996-97.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Gophers carry the fourth-highest scoring offense in their conference, averaging at least 75 points per game. This group is led by none other than junior point guard Nate Mason, who was recently named in the All-Big Ten First Team. He is posting 15.5 points and 5.1 assists a game, both team-highs.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow junior Reggie Lynch is the defensive anchor for Minnesota\u2019s defense. He set a program-best 106 blocked shots this season, which broke the previous record held by Randy Breuer (87) in the early 1980s. Lynch is second in the nation in blocks per game (3.5).<\/p>\n<p>Minny is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games overall.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Minny (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/ncaa-mens\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1<\/strong><\/a>) wins a thriller, 80-77.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and build a winning college basketball parlay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"134664\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" 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