{"id":101689,"date":"2025-12-19T21:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101689\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:16:10","slug":"spartans-listed-as-heavy-favorite-over-oakland-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101689\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartans listed as heavy favorite over Oakland on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 19, 2025, 2:12 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>Michigan State is favored by 19.5 points over Oakland for their upcoming game.The Spartans are seeking their third consecutive win, holding a 10-1 record.Oakland enters the matchup with a 6-6 record, having won five of their last six games.The game is scheduled for Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Michigan State basketball is listed as a sizable favorite over in-state foe Oakland in Saturday afternoon&#8217;s clash in the Motor City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to FanDuel, Michigan State is listed as a 19 1\/2-point favorite over Oakland on Saturday. The over\/under for this matchup is set at 155 1\/2 points.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/spartanswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/college\/spartans\/mens-basketball\/2025\/12\/16\/michigan-state-basketball-toledo-photo-gallery\/87801390007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Best photos from Spartans&#039; dominant win over Toledo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/87801994007-usatsi-27831369.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Michigan State comes into this matchup looking to make it three straight victories before the holiday break. The Spartans throttled Toledo earlier this week, and are currently sitting at 10-1 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Oakland is also playing better basketball as of late with wins in five of their last six games. The Golden Grizzlies are 6-6 overall and 2-0 in Horizon games this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on Saturday from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. 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