Iowa vs. Michigan State: How to watch, odds, picks, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Michigan State continues their Big Ten play on Thursday, welcoming the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Ahead of the game, which will be broadcast live on FS1, predictions and betting odds – including KenPom analytics – are rolling in.

How to watch Iowa vs. Michigan State

Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Breslin Center, East Lansing, Michigan

Channel: FS1

Vegas odds

Michigan State is a 3.5-point favorite over Iowa on Thursday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 147.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Michigan State

Predicted point differential: 1.8

Win probability (for Michigan State): 57.0%

Matchup quality: 90.3

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has Iowa vs. Michigan State ranked as the 2nd highest-rated game on Thursday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Michigan State 76, Iowa 73

Win probability (for Michigan State): 61%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that Michigan State comes away with a victory over Iowa.

More on Iowa vs. Michigan State

Continuing, it should be a fantastic contest in East Lansing on Thursday, as the Hawkeyes enter the showdown 12-7 on the season, while the Spartans have amassed a 13-7 record thus far.

Iowa had been on a four-game win streak, but a postponement of their game against Northwestern messed their momentum up, and they fell to Ohio State in their last contest. As for the Spartans, they’ve lost three of their last four, and are looking to right the ship on Thursday.

Both squads are among the top the Big Ten has to offer, and will be looking to prove that once again on Thursday. However, only one can come away victorious, and it remains to be seen which program will get a huge victory.