Best College Basketball Odds for Every Game Today (Odds, Spreads and Totals for Friday, November 11)
By Reed Wallach
Typically Friday night's are one of the lighter cards during the busy college basketball season, but on opening weekend of the season, we have plenty of action on the board.
The Friday night college hoops slate is highlighted by No. 2 Gonzaga taking on Michigan State on the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego, However, that's not all, as 16 other top 25 teams are in action including No. 1 North Carolina and No. 4 Kentucky against inferior opponents.
Here is our game preview for Michigan State vs. Gonzaga as well as the odds for every game on the Friday night:
Michigan State vs. Gonzaga Prediction and Pick
Michigan State needs to replace a ton of production heading into this season, and an early season test against Gonzaga won't do them any favors. The team lost Max Christie, Gabe Brown and Marcus Bingham, to name a few, from last season's team and while the Bulldogs need to replace No. 2 pick Chet Holmgren, Drew Timme should be able to hold down the fort for Mark Few's club.
With Bingham gone, Sparty isn't going to have an answer for Timme down low. Further, the Zags rabid pace, the team was top 10 in pace last season, should speed up Sparty enough to where their lack of shot making will wither under the offensive firepower to keep up.
Last season, Michigan State was 330th in generating turnovers and they'll struggle to get any stops against Gonzaga that is transitioning from Andrew Nembhard to senior Rashir Bolton at point guard. While this could be an issue in other high profile matchups, this won't be an issue for this one given Michigan State's inability to pressure the ball.
I expect Gonzaga to run away with this and overwhelm Michigan State en route to a double digit victory.
Best College Basketball Odds for Every Game (Friday, November 11th)
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