Smart Bet: Texas Tech +3 and Texas Tech +130
Despite recording just seven turnovers in each of their last two games, the Spartans are very susceptible to lapses. Texas Tech is 11th in KenPom in Defensive TOV % at 23%; meanwhile, Florida (17th — 22.4%) and Illinois (24th — 21.7%) are the only other teams Michigan State has faced that are in the top 30 in this statistic. The Spartans turned it over 24 times against Illinois and 16 times (on just 61 possessions) against Florida. Both those teams profile similarly to Texas Tech on the defensive end — long, high-intensity, aggressive, multiple-scheme, etc.
Despite recording just seven turnovers in each of their last two games, the Spartans are very susceptible to lapses. Texas Tech is 11th in KenPom in Defensive TOV % at 23%; meanwhile, Florida (17th — 22.4%) and Illinois (24th — 21.7%) are the only other teams Michigan State has faced that are in the top 30 in this statistic. The Spartans turned it over 24 times against Illinois and 16 times (on just 61 possessions) against Florida. Both those teams profile similarly to Texas Tech on the defensive end — long, high-intensity, aggressive, multiple-scheme, etc.