Michigan State vs Auburn Elite Eight Odds: Spread, Moneyline, and Total Information

• The South Region Elite Eight game features the #2 Michigan State Spartans vs the #
• The Spartans battled back from an eight-point second-half deficit to oust #6 Ole Miss
• See the opening Michigan State vs Auburn odds for the Elite Eight

The #2 Michigan State Spartans (30-6, 24-11-1 ATS) battled back from multiple eight-point deficits against Ole Miss on Friday night to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16. Waiting for them in the South Region final will be the #1 Auburn Tigers (31-5, 19-16-1 ATS), who took care of #5 Michigan in the second game on Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Atlanta.

Michigan State vs Auburn Odds

The Michigan State vs Auburn odds have opened with the top-seeded Tigers as 6.5-point favorites against the spread, and -278 chalk on the moneyline. The Spartans come back as +225 underdogs to win straight-up, which amounts to a 30.77% implied win probability. The game total has opened at 147.5 with -110 odds both ways.

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The Spartans remain +2400 longshots in the March Madness championship odds, well behind Auburn at +470.

Michigan State Survives Scare from Ole Miss

After a pair of uncomplicated games on the first weekend – a 87-62 rout of #15 Bryant and a 71-63 victory over #10 New Mexico, which MSU led for the final 13 minutes – the Spartans were pushed to the limit by #6 Ole Miss in the Sweet 16.

The Rebels led by as many as eight in the first half and stretched the lead back to eight (47-39) at the 12:15 mark of the second half. Senior guard Jaden Akins (12.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.5 APG) would give the Spartans a 65-63 lead that they would not surrender, two of his 13 points on the night.

Star freshman Jase Richardson (11.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.0 APG) scored a team-high 20 points while also pulling down six boards.

MSU vs Statistical Head-to-Head

Stats in the table are from prior to the Sweet 16 games.

Auburn only sits three spots higher than MSU in Net Rating at KenPom, but the gap between fourth and seventh is 6.77 points, which is as big as the difference between MSU and 28th-rated Oregon. That’s the main reason why the opening spread favors Auburn so significantly.

Auburn Races Past Michigan Late

After a pair of double-digit wins over #16 Alabama State (83-63) and #9 Creighton (82-70), Auburn faced a stiffer test from #5 Michigan in the Sweet 16, at least for the first 30 minutes. The Tigers took a slim one-point lead into halftime but then found themselves trailing by eight (47-39) at the 12:27 mark of the second half. That’s when Bruce Pearl’s team went on an 18-3 run, turning the eight-point deficit into a 57-50 lead that wasn’t seriously threatened thereafter. Auburn wound up covering the 9.5-point spread in a 78-65 victory over UM.

Johni Broome, the second-favorite in the 2025 Wooden Award odds, was an absolute beast while battling Michigan’s twin seven-footers (Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin) in the post. Broome finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds, both game-highs.

The offensive outburst from Broome was a welcome sight for Auburn; the 6’10 senior combined for just 20 points in 61 minutes the first two games, though he did still grab 23 boards over the first 80 minutes of tournament action.

Denver Jones added 20 points and four rebounds points in the win over Michigan while Tahaad Pettiford had 20 and three assists off the bench.

Auburn and Michigan State will meet at State Farm Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, March 30, exact start time TBD. The winner will advance to the Final Four where either West #1 Florida or West #3 Texas Tech will be waiting in the national semifinals.

In a highly anticipated matchup in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans will take on the Auburn Tigers. Both teams have had impressive runs in the tournament so far, with Michigan State knocking off top-seeded Duke in the Sweet Sixteen and Auburn defeating North Carolina.

As the game approaches, many fans and bettors are eagerly looking at the odds for this exciting matchup. Let’s break down the spread, moneyline, and total information for this game.

The current spread for the Michigan State vs Auburn game is set at -5.5 in favor of Michigan State. This means that Michigan State is favored to win by 5.5 points. If you bet on Michigan State to cover the spread, they would need to win by 6 points or more for your bet to be a winner. On the other hand, if you bet on Auburn to cover the spread, they would need to either win the game outright or lose by less than 6 points.

In terms of the moneyline, Michigan State is currently listed as -240 favorites to win the game. This means that you would need to bet $240 on Michigan State to win $100 if they come out victorious. On the flip side, Auburn is listed as +200 underdogs, meaning a $100 bet on Auburn would win you $200 if they pull off the upset.

The total for this game is set at 146 points. This means that if you bet on the over, the combined score of both teams would need to be 147 points or more for your bet to be a winner. If you bet on the under, the combined score would need to be 145 points or less.

Both Michigan State and Auburn have been playing at a high level in the tournament, so this game is sure to be a close and competitive matchup. Whether you’re looking to bet on the spread, moneyline, or total, this Elite Eight showdown is shaping up to be a thrilling game for fans and bettors alike.