Michigan State at Rutgers 7:00 ET
Scarlet Knights (+) over Spartans- No. 3 Michigan State has won six straight and five straight 'covers' since their 88-81 loss to Duke. Rutgers dropped their Big Ten opener to No. 14 Minnesota by 22-points and have lost their four conference meetings against the Spartans by 20, 34, 31 and 28 points since joining the Big Ten. Michigan State is 25-10 ATS in their last 35 versus Big Ten competition. This season Rutgers is much improves going 6-1 straight-up at home (2-1 ATS) and are second in the nation in total defense (56.3 points per game) and rebounding (46.1). Defense and rebounding will keep this one close. Take RUTGERS!