Michigan State Spartans NCAA Basketball Betting
The Michigan State Spartans and head coach Tom Izzo confounded their critics in the 2024-25 season by winning the Big Ten regular season championship dominantly. Izzo led Michigan State to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 and, at least for the moment, shut up those who said the game had passed him by and that it was time for him to retire. Now at age 70, Izzo must keep after it and dive into the post season wars of NIL, the transfer portal, and recruiting. Would now be the best time for Izzo to retire? Probably so, but he has also earned the right to keep going after a 30-win Elite Eight season if he so chooses.
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2025 Michigan State Spartans Season Recap
Overall, the Michigan State Spartans are 29-6 straight up, 21-9-1 against the spread, and 10-21 over/under the total. Michigan State has national metrics of 73rd for scoring offense, 109th for field goal percentage, 325th for 3-point field goal percentage, 25th for free throw percentage, and 8th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Michigan State is 44th for scoring defense, 26th for field goal percentage permitted, 1st for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 29th for defensive rebounding.
Lately, Michigan State has covered seven of its previous ten games and has gone under the total in eight of its last ten outings. First among Michigan State scorers is Jaden Atkins, with 12.8 points per game.
Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds, advancing to the Final Four.
Auburn earned its second Final Four trip, while Michigan State fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his ninth national semifinal. Pearl also led Auburn to its only previous Final Four appearance, in 2019. Jaxon Kohler led the Spartans with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jaden Akins had 15 points.
Broome fell on his right arm while attempting to block a shot with 10:37 remaining and left the game. He was escorted to the locker room for a quick examination. Broome, the Associated Press SEC player of the year and a first-team All-America selection, appeared to hurt his right elbow on the fall.
Broome returned with 5:29 remaining, drawing an immediate ovation from Auburn fans. He had the elbow wrapped and sank a 3-pointer less than a minute later. He also grabbed a rebound with one hand.
Broome made 10 of 13 shots from the field, including each of his two 3-pointers.
The Spartans led 8-6 before the Tigers took command with the 17-0 run. The Spartans were held scoreless for 5:46 while missing 10 consecutive shots during the Auburn run. A 3-pointer by Broome capped the run for a 23-8 lead.
Auburn led 33-24 at halftime. The Spartans pulled within five points, 35-30, early in the second half, but could not get closer.
Izzo, who won the 2000 national championship and was participating in his 27th consecutive NCAA Tournament with Michigan State, said he was proud of his players' “connectivity and camaraderie.”
“For the 30th year (as coach), I don’t know if I’ve ever been prouder of a team,” the 70-year-old Izzo said. “It was a tear-jerking locker room because they knew they spilled it all, and yet we started poorly.”
Coen Carr, who received his first career start against Ole Miss, was back in the lineup against the Tigers. The forward, a native of Stockbridge near Atlanta, earned the nod after scoring 15 points against the Rebels. At the same time, 7-foot center Szymon Zapala, normally a starter, returned in a reserve role against Auburn after not playing against Ole Miss. Carr scored four points against Auburn while Zapala had two points in 14 minutes.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2025 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Auburn 64–70 |
| 2024 |
Lost Second Round vs. (1) North Carolina 69–85 |
| 2023 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (3) Kansas State 93–98 (OT) |
| 2022 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Duke, 76–85 |
| 2021 |
Lost First Four vs. (11) UCLA, 80–86 (OT) |
| 2019 |
Lost Final Four vs. (3) Texas Tech, 51–61 |
| 2018 |
Lost Second Round vs. (11) Syracuse, 53–55 |
| 2017 |
Lost Second Round vs. (1) Kansas, 70–90 |
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