Where is Michigan State basketball ranked in this week's poll? The Spartans are No. 7 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

Michigan men's basketball had a three-game week this past week and the Wolverines didn't look their best. The maize and blue snuck past both Nebraska and Rutgers before getting demolished by Illinois at home on Senior Day.

Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin.

Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin on Sunday. The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have won five straight,

Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin.

The race for the Big Ten regular-season title will come down to the final week of the regular season with No. 8 Michigan State and No. 11 Wisconsin's battle at the Breslin Center on Sunday looming large with implications for the conference and beyond.

The Michigan State Spartans will be a tough out come tournament time, but the Wisconsin Badgers have what it takes to put up a fight as road underdogs today, per our college basketball betting picks.