Craig Trapp

Michigan State vs. North Carolina
Play: North Carolina -7.5

This National Championship game will be a great contrast of styles. Earlier this year these two teams played in Detroit on this exact same court. The game did not turn out so well for MSU as UNC ran away with the game winning 98 - 63. The first game featured UNC and the athletic domination was unbelievable. MSU must decide in this game to slow this game down or risk a repeat of the earlier game. Odds Makers have made UNC -7.5 point favorites and the total at 152.5. Lets look at the team records and trends:

Team records:
Michigan State: 31-6 SU, 21-13 ATS
North Carolina: 33-4 SU, 17-19 ATS

Recend Trends:
-Spartans are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
-Spartans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
-Spartans are 22-8-1 ATS in their last 31 NCAA Tournament games.

-Tar Heels are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
-Tar Heels are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games.
-Favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

We are going to be on UNC today -7.5. MSU will need to slow down the game and make this game into a half court game. In the first meeting the athletic difference was a huge difference. The one advantage that MSU has is Coaching. Tom Izzo has willed his team to two straight upset winners beating Pitino and Calhoun, not bad. Hopefully Roy Williams won't over think this game, and instead let Ty Lawson push the ball all game. The best collection of NBA talent on one team since the 2005 UNC Championship team. In the end the superior athletic team pulls away and wins by double digits