Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Dec 21

Updated Dec. 21, 2024 3:28 p.m. ET

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The No. 20 Michigan State Spartans (9-2) will attempt to build on a four-game win streak when they host the Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5) at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The Owls have won three games in a row.

The Spartans take the court as double-digit favorites against the Owls. The Spartans are favored by 13 points. The game's point total is set at 158.5.

Continue scrolling to get all the information before betting on the Michigan State-Florida Atlantic clash.

Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic How to Watch & Odds

When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET
Where: Jack Breslin Students Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan
How to watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Spartans vs Owls Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Spartans	-13	-108	-112	158.5	-110	-120	-1053	+675

Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic Prediction

Pick ATS: Florida Atlantic (+13)
Pick OU: Under (158.5)
Prediction: Michigan State 85, Florida Atlantic 72

Learn more about the Michigan State Spartans vs. the Florida Atlantic Owls game on FOX Sports!

Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Spartans 86, Owls 73.
The Spartans have a 91.3% chance to win this matchup per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Owls have a 12.9% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Michigan State has compiled a 7-4-0 record against the spread this season.
Florida Atlantic has compiled a 5-6-0 record against the spread this year.
Michigan State has an ATS record of 3-2 when playing as at least 13-point favorites this season.

Key Total Facts

On only two occasions this season have the Spartans and their opponent combined for more than 158.5 points.
So far this year, six Owls games have featured more than 158.5 points scored.
The Spartans and Owls combine to average 167.9 points per contest, which is 9.4 more than the total for this game.

Key Moneyline Facts

Michigan State is 8-1 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 88.9%).
This season, Florida Atlantic has won one out of the three games in which it has been the underdog.
Michigan State has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1053 or shorter.
Florida Atlantic has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +675.

Florida Atlantic Owls

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Michigan State Spartans

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Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Michigan State	Florida Atlantic
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	81.8 (56)	86.1 (18)
Points Allowed (Rank)	67.4 (87)	76.8 (305)
Rebounds (Rank)	10.6 (81)	8.6 (222)
3pt Made (Rank)	5.6 (347)	10.0 (36)
Assists (Rank)	17.8 (24)	17.8 (24)
Turnovers (Rank)	11.5 (171)	11.8 (201)

Michigan State 2024-25 Key Players

Spartans Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Jaden	11	13.3	4.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	1.4
Jase Richardson	10	10.0	2.5	1.9	0.8	0.2	1.0
Frankie Fidler	11	9.5	3.5	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.5
Jaxon Kohler	11	8.9	8.5	1.3	0.5	0.9	0.4
Coen Carr	11	7.9	3.4	0.1	0.8	0.5	0.0

Florida Atlantic 2024-25 Key Players

Owls Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Kaleb Glenn	12	13.9	4.3	0.5	0.9	0.4	1.5
Leland Walker	12	11.1	2.8	5.0	1.4	0.0	0.8
Baba	12	10.9	7.4	2.8	1.2	1.3	1.4
Tre Carroll	12	10.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.7
Matas Vokietaitis	12	10.0	5.8	0.1	0.3	0.8	0.0