The 20th-ranked Michigan State Spartans take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Spartans come into this game at 5-2 after playing a difficult schedule to start the season while the Irish are 5-1 and after their first loss of the season to St Bonaventure. The Michigan State Spartans are putting up 73.9 points a game on 44.5 percent shooting. They are giving up 70.7 points per game against them. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are putting up 74.7 points a game on 48.9 percent shooting and are giving up 70.2 points.

Notre Dame has four players that are missing due to injury or ineligible. Notre Dame is 1-5 ATS while MSU is 3-3 ATS. Notre Dame has faced lesser competition so far this season and the Spartans have been tested early. The Spartans have a rebound advantage and should be able to use that to score some easy points. In the adjusted efficiency margin from KenPom, MSU is 30th while Notre Dame comes in at 78th. MSU has played a tougher schedule and is battle tested which should prove to be an advantage in what is predicted to be a close game.

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