A look at MSU's basketball game Saturday against Oakland in Detroit — including matchup analysis, how to watch, the betting line, and a prediction.

Toledo's Tod Kowalczyk said that several other Big Ten programs will not put the Rockets on their schedule, but Michigan State did.

Joe Lunardi of ESPN released an updated batch of bracketology on Tuesday, and he again has the Spartans as a top three seed. In this week's NCAA Tournament bracket projection, Lunardi has the Spartans listed as a No. 3 seed in the South Region.

The Spartans look to bounce back from their first loss of the season as they face the Nittany Lions at the Bryce Jordan Center, with tipoff at noon ET on Big Ten Network.

Plans are in the works for MSU basketball to play a "marquee" opponent at LCA on Thanksgiving Day 2026, with Fox broadcasting.

Tom Izzo is the winningest coach in Big Ten history, with a 745-303 record across this 31 seasons leading Michigan State's men's basketball team.