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The Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans will face off in a Big Ten clash at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Crisler Center. Michigan is 15-12 overall and 9-4 at home, while MSU is 19-9 overall and 5-4 on the road. Michigan State has won and covered in two of the last three games in this head-to-head rivalry. However, the Spartans have covered in just two of their last eight games entering Tuesday's contest, while Michigan has covered in two of its last three home games. 

The Wolverines are favored by five points in the latest Michigan vs. Michigan State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 143.5. Before entering any Michigan State vs. Michigan picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Michigan vs. Michigan State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Michigan State vs. Michigan:

  • Michigan vs. Michigan State spread: Michigan -5
  • Michigan vs. Michigan State over-under: 144 points

What you need to know about Michigan

The Wolverines came up short against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, falling 93-85. A silver lining for Michigan was the play of guard DeVante' Jones, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 10 assists. Caleb Houstan also had an efficient day offensively, scoring 21 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the floor while going 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.

Unfortunately, the Wolverines couldn't get stops at the other end as Illinois shot 56.7 percent from the floor and also went 10-for-17 from the 3-point line. Michigan, who is being led by interim coach Phil Martelli for the rest of the regular season following Juwan Howard's supension, has now allowed three of its last five opponents to shoot 50 percent or better from the floor and will have to be better defensively on Tuesday at home.

What you need to know about Michigan State

Meanwhile, MSU skirted by the Purdue Boilermakers 68-65 this past Saturday thanks to a clutch 3-pointer from guard Tyson Walker with 0:01 remaining. Four players on MSU scored in the double digits: forward Gabe Brown (13), forward Julius Marble II (12), guard A.J. Hoggard (11) and guard Max Christie (11).

The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Spartans and Tom Izzo has to be happy with how disruptive his defense was. Michigan State forced 16 turnovers by Purdue and at the other end, Sparty only turned the ball over nine times. Those stolen possessions played a big role in helping Michigan State knock off a top-five opponent at home.

How to make Michigan State vs. Michigan picks

The model is leaning under on the total and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Michigan vs. Michigan State? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.