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The Big Ten was supposed to have two games on Tuesday night, but only ended up having one after Nebraska and Purdue’s matchup was postponed. Michigan State and Rutgers faced off in the lone remaining game.
Let’s take a look at what happened.
Game of the Night:
-No. 23 Michigan State Spartans 68, No. 15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 45
After an exciting start to the season, things haven’t gone all that well for Michigan State. The team opened Big Ten play at 0-3 and the loss to Minnesota last Monday was really rough. There was more than enough time to turn it around, but Tuesday’s game felt like an important one in East Lansing. Fortunately for fans, Michigan State played really well and ended up scoring a 23-point win over a ranked Rutgers team.
1/2 Big Ten Preview: Saturday Features Rutgers-Iowa Matinee
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Another night of double-header action ensues tonight with Big Ten play. Just like last night’s offering, it’s another AP showdown, this one between top-20 teams in the feature game of the night.
Game of the Day:
Time/TV: 2:00 p.m. EST (ESPN2)
Two of the Big Ten’s biggest heavy-weights thus far on the young season enter this matchup with big momentum. Iowa is coming off a dismantling of a surprisingly strong Northwestern squad while Rutgers is coming into this matchup following a lopsided win over Purdue.
LOOKING BACK | This week in West Alabama History: Dec. 28, 2020
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Fifty years ago this week
• Alabama coach Paul W. Bear Bryant made it perfectly clear: he would return as head coach the following year. “No one is going to coach football at Alabama except me for a long, long time,” Bryant said firmly while in Houston preparing for the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl game against Oklahoma. Bryant was given the “Touchdown Award” by the Houston Touchdown Club.
• The Alabama-Oklahoma game ended in a 24-24 tie. Alabama’s Jeff Rouzie was named the outstanding lineman in the game.
• Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County gained in population according to the final 1970 census results. The county population jumped from 109,047 in 1960 to 116,029; city population grew from 63,370 to 65,733.
Michigan State vs Minnesota Picks and Predictions for December 28
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The Gophers have been getting terrific play from point guard Marcus Carr, who leads the Big Ten in assists with 6.2 per game and is second in scoring with 24.6 points per game.
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The college basketball betting board for Monday is headlined by a Big Ten battle between the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans and Minnesota Golden Gophers.
College basketball odds have the Spartans installed as 3-point road favorites with the Over/Under at 154.5.
We break down the NCAA odds with our best free Michigan State vs. Minnesota picks and predictions for Monday, December 28, with tipoff at 8 p.m. ET.