Michigan at Michigan State Game Preview

Michigan's Trey Burke, back, steals the ball from Michigan State Keith Appling, before making a breakaway basket for a two-point lead with less the twenty seconds as Michigan defeated Michigan State, 58-57, March 3, 2013. // Julian H. Gonzalez -- Detroit Free Press/MCT

Battle for the Big Ten: Wolverines at Spartans

Michigan (14-4, 6-0 B10, #19 ESPN, #21 AP, #25 Coaches)

at Michigan State (18-1, 7-0 B10, #3 AP, ESPN & Coaches)

Time: 7 PM at the Breslin Center

College Gameday: 6pm on ESPN 

TV: ESPN, WatchESPN.com (IT'S DICKIE V BABY!)

Home Radio: Spartan Sports Network (94.9/1240 Lansing, 760 Detroit)

Road Radio: Michigan IMG Sports Network (92.1 Lansing, 1050 Ann Arbor, 950 Detroit)

National Radio: Westwood One

Last 15 Meetings (MSU 9-6)

7 Reasons MSU Will Lose

1. Appling is 2-4 against Michigan.
2. No Payne or Dawson for State, the two starting big men
3. Michigan is 7-0 in the Big Ten, with win at then #3 Wisconsin
4. Alvin Ellis is an unproven freshman (11-26 FG, 7.5 MPG)
5. Kenny Kaminski can't play defense
6. Lack of bench depth
7. Michigan is 4-1 against State on January 25th

 

Weekend Viewing Picks: 1/18/13-1/19/13

Ever miss that big game you wanted to watch? Or maybe you don't want to waste time looking through the TV Guide? I present the first MMS Sports Viewing Guide:
Bold = Undefeated

NCAAB:

--Saturday--
Noon- Tennessee  at #13 Kentucky (CBS) Andrew Catalon/Clark Kellogg

(Women's) Noon- Illinois at Michigan (BTN) Lisa Byington/Brenda VanLengen

2 PM- NC State at #23 Duke (CBS) Kevin Harlan/Bill Raftery
4 PM- #9 Oklahoma State at #15 Kansas (CBS) Ian Eagle/Greg Anthony

4 PM- #22 Pittsburgh at #2 Syracuse (ESPN) Dave O'Brien/Doris Burke

4 PM- Indiana State at #5 Wichita State (ESPN2) Rich Hollenberg/Mark Adams/Len Elmore

6 PM- Michigan at #3 Wisconsin (ESPN) Bob Wischisen/Dan Dakich

8 PM- #4 Michigan State at Illinois (BTN) Eric Collins/Jim Jackson

9 PM- #18 Louisville at Connecticut (ESPN) Dan Shulman/Dick Vitale//Shannon Spake

--Sunday--

1 PM- Minnesota at Iowa (BTN) Eric Collins/Shon Morris

(Women's) 5 PM- #16 Penn State at Michigan State (ESPN2) Brenda VanLengen/Carolyn Peck