March Madness Betting on Michigan State at Sports Gambling

March Madness betting handicappers have been so focused on the powerful teams from the Big East that they have overlooked one of the best bargains this year against the March Madness odds.

March Madness betting value seekers have been rewarded with an excellent run against the March Madness odds by Michigan State. The Spartans are a perfect 4-0 in March Madness betting action for the Big Dance and have gotten stronger in each game.

They are coming off their most impressive March Madness betting performance in the Elite Eight round as they dominated the top seed in the entire tournament Louisville, with a 64-52 win as 6.5-point dogs on the March Madness odds board.

The Spartan defense was the March Madness betting asset for their win against Louisville as it completely shut down the high octane Cardinal attack.

One of the most important March Madness betting factors is coaching and there is arguably none better than Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, who certainly had his way against the highly touted Rick Pitino of Louisville.

Izzo’s teams are consistently strong on defense and fundamentals and that is what makes them such a dangerous March Madness betting dog. Michigan State will face Connecticut in their Final Four March Madness betting matchup and the Spartans opened as a 4-point dog.

It is rare that the Spartans are made a dog but when they are they bite VERY hard. This year Michigan State was 3-1 against the spread getting points. Michigan State’s defense is one of the better in March Madness betting as it ranked 53rd nationally while their offense was a respectable but non-explosive 105th.

Kalin Lucas is the quarterback of State’s attack as he leads the team in scoring with 14.6-points per game and assists with 4.6. State has good momentum entering the Final Four with 6 payoffs in their last 7 games. They have been a good value all season in fact with just 12 losses in 33 lined games for the entire year.

State has been particularly strong away from home with just 2 losses in 10 lined away games. They have also gone under the total in 11 out of their last 15 games.